Xiaolu Kong

The paper estimates the whole-cortex excitation-inhibition ratio using fMRI and shows it declines during youth, with lower ratios linked to better cognitive performance in children.

This study develops a spatially-heterogeneous circuit model to simulate brain activity dynamics, showing that anatomical and functional gradients are essential for generating realistic static and dynamic functional connectivity patterns.

The paper applies dynamic mode decomposition to fMRI data to identify dynamic modes that capture spatio-temporal brain activity patterns, revealing new insights beyond static functional connectivity.