ABOUT ME

Hello! I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Buckner lab at Harvard University. My current research focuses on investigating the organization of large-scale human brain networks and their roles in higher-order cognitive functions, such as language processing, social inference and remembering. Using multiple behavioral, neuroimaging, and computational approaches, I characterize human brain networks and how variation gives rise to differences in network organization and behavior in the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and striatum. Of particular interest to me is the higher-order association cortex—regions of the brain that have undergone a disproportionate expansion during recent hominin evolution. By studying these brain circuits and their roles in cognitive function, I aim to uncover fundamental principles underlying brain organization and function, with implications for understanding psychiatric disorders. Before joining the Buckner lab as a postdoc, I completed my PhD at Fudan University and spent the final two years of my PhD studies as a visiting student in the Buckner lab at Harvard University. Outside the lab, I enjoy playing basketball, exploring local restaurants, and photographing birds.

Contact:
Jingnan Du
jingnandu@fas.harvard.edu | @jingnandu049 | @jingnandu
Northwest Laboratory 280.02
52 Oxford St
Cambridge, MA