Menglu Chen

This study investigates how positive coping in children affects emotional wellness through neuroendocrine mechanisms, showing that cortisol awakening response mediates the relationship between coping and hippocampal-neocortical connectivity.

This study shows that growth mindset enhances working memory development through optimized cortico-striatal network dynamics that balance flexibility and stability.

This study tracks the development of a primary-to-transmodal gradient in the brain from childhood to adolescence, linking it to cognitive functions and gene expression.