Research Directions

My research examines how visual information is represented and dynamically transformed in the complex neural network. A central goal is to understand how neural systems convert highly variable visual inputs into stable yet flexible representations that support perception and behavior, and how these principles relate to general intelligence. We also study how neural activity can be read out and controlled through brain–machine interfaces, linking theory to real-world applications.

Current work is organized around several themes:

Neural coding

Neural coding

Investigating information representation, transformation and transmission along visual hierarchy
Dynamic network

Dynamic network

Investigating the dynamic nature of functional networks for different brain states
Learning rule

Learning rule

Search for simple rules that guide the self-organization of the complex networks
Brain-reader

Brain-reader

Generate images directly from brain activity
Neural control

Neural control

Build close-loop BCI to test the theories of neural encoding and decoding
NeuroAI

NeuroAI

Use the state-of-art DNN models to predict brain activity and vice versa