Mengsen Zhang

Topological data analysis captures complex behavioral dynamics during naturalistic social interaction between domestic ferrets

This study uses Temporal Mapper to analyze postural dynamics during naturalistic social interaction in ferrets, finding more complex and consistent state transitions during social activity.

Not all mantra meditations are equal: Emergence of divergent alpha oscillatory dynamics across mantras

This study compares two mantra meditation practices, finding distinct alpha oscillatory dynamics and suggesting different neural and psychological effects.

Cross-attractor modeling of resting-state functional connectivity in psychiatric disorders

This study uses cross-attractor brain network modeling to compare resting-state functional connectivity across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and healthy controls, finding global and local differences in network dynamics.

Temporal Mapper: transition networks in simulated and real neural dynamics

The paper introduces Temporal Mapper, a method to reconstruct attractor transition networks from time-series data, validated on simulated and fMRI data, showing associations between network structure and behavioral performance.

Cross-attractor repertoire provides new perspective on structure-function relationship in the brain

This paper introduces a novel dynamical systems framework to analyze cross-attractor coordination in the brain and its relation to functional connectivity and energy costs.