News and Events
2025
Laboratory Merger Announcement and Launch of New Academic Year Research Initiatives
The Child Language and Learning (ChiLL) Laboratory at the Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, has officially merged with Professor Cao’s Neuroscience of Learning and Development (NeuroLead) Laboratory. In the new academic year, the research team will initiate a series of new and ongoing research projects, including assessments of children's reading development and brain maturation, with the aim of supporting children's growth and development.
The Neuroscience of Learning and Development Laboratory warmly invites interested families to continue participating and join us in advancing research on child development.
For enquiries, please contact us via email at childrenlanguagele@gmail.com or caolabhku@gmail.com. We sincerely appreciate the ongoing support and trust from the community.
18 August 2025
Welcome to our new members!
Welcome to our new MPhil students, Yue Wang, and our new RA, Kat! Yue brings expertise in computational neuroscience and neural signal processing, and we look forward to your fresh perspective in interdisciplinary research. Kat joins us as a Research Assistant at NeuroLeaD, supporting research projects and lab management. We’re excited to have you both on board!
01 September 2025
Congratulations to Professor Fan Cao and Dr. Guoyan Feng for Their Latest Publication in Developmental Science！
Professor Fan Cao and Dr. Guoyan Feng’s team recently published a new research article in Developmental Science, a top international journal in developmental psychology. Their study focuses on Chinese children with reading disabilities, comparing the effects of phonological and morphological interventions. The research reveals that while both approaches lead to similar improvements in reading-related behavior, they result in distinct changes in brain function. These findings offer valuable insights into the neural mechanisms underlying intervention for reading disabilities and provide scientific guidance for developing individualized support strategies. Developmental Science is widely recognized for its high academic impact in the field.
08 June 2025
