Yang Yiru, Assistant Research Professor
Position and Affiliation
Address: No.44 Wenhuaxi Road, Nursing Building Room 407
Tel. 0531-88382268
Email: yangyiru@sdu.edu.cn
Research Interests: cognitive aging, successful aging, early prevention of age-related cognitive impairment, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging.
Academic advisor for Master's students: No
Academic advisor for Ph.D. students: No
Education Background
2012-2016, B.S. at Department of Applied Psychology, Jilin University
2013-2014, Exchange student at Department of Psychology, Peking University
2016-2022, Ph.D. at State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
Work Experience
2022-present: Assistant research professor, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University
Description of Research and Teaching
My research focuses on the behavioral and brain characteristics of cognitive aging, especially on the neural mechanisms of successful cognitive aging and cognitive aging heterogeneity, investigating the influencing pathway of multidomain factors (including chronic diseases, mental health, and social involvement et al.) on cognitive decline and resilience, and exploring early prevention measures of age-related cognitive impairment.
Research Projects
2022.1-2026.12, Study on the TCM syndrome-imaging connectome characteristics of the treatment from both the heart and brain in the early stage of dementia. State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (82130118), participant.
2021.1-2024.12, Brain imaging mechanisms of the progression to AD in diabetic patients carrying the high-risk gene APOE ε4. The general program of National Natural Science of China (82071205), participant.
2019.1-2023.12, Study of cognitive characteristics and brain network connectivity patterns in different TCM syndrome on the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Funds for International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81820108034), participant.
Publications
Yang Y., Chen Y., Sang F., Zhao S., Wang J., Li X., Chen C., Chen K., Zhang Z. (2022). Successful or Pathological Cognitive Aging? Converging into A “Frontal Preservation, Temporal Impairment (FPTI)” Hypothesis. Science Bulletin. In press.
Yang Y., Chen Y., Yang C., Chen K., Li X., Zhang Z. (2022). Contributions of early‑life cognitive reserve and late‑life leisure activity to successful and pathological cognitive aging. BMC Geriatrics. 22, 831.
Yang Y., Lv C., Li H., Chen K., Li X., Chen Y., Zhang J., Wei D., Lu P., Wang J., Zhang Z. (2021). Community-based Model for Dementia Risk Screening: The Beijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative (BABRI) Brain Health System, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 22 (7), 1500-1506.e3.
Yang Y., Chen Y., Chen K., Wei D., Li P., Zeng W., Pei J., Mao H., Jia J., Zhang Z. (2019). Increased intrinsic connectivity for structural atrophy and functional maintenance after acute ischaemic stroke. European Journal of Neurology. 26 (6), 935-942.
Gao S., Chen Y., Sang F., Yang Y., Xia J., Li X., Zhang J., Chen K., Zhang Z. (2019). White Matter Microstructural Change Contributes to Worse Cognitive Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 68 (11), 2085-2094.
Chen Y., Qi D., Qin T., Chen K., Ai M., Li X., Li H., Zhang J., Mao H., Yang Y., Zhang Z. (2019). Brain Network Connectivity Mediates Education-related Cognitive Performance in Healthy Elderly Adults. Current Alzheimer Research. 16 (1), 19-28.
Awards and Honors
2019-2020, First Prize in Graduate Student Academic Scholarship at Beijing Normal University.
2018-2019, First Prize in Graduate Student Academic Scholarship at Beijing Normal University.
