Junjie Liu

(Pronunciation: June-Jay Lew)

Room 2166, Building 46

Massachusetts Institute of Tech.

Cambridge, MA 02139

E-mail: junjie at mit dot edu

Phone: (617) 324-0133

Homepage: http://junjie.com

 

Education

12/2005

Ph.D. in Applied Physics

Minor: Electrical Engineering

Stanford University

6/1999

M.S. in Physics

Tsinghua University (China)

6/1996

B.Eng. in Optoelectronic Engineering, cum laude.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China)

 

Research

12/2005 - current

Postdoc. Research in functional MR imaging, projects to be decided.

Advisors: Christopher I. Moore and Mriganka Sur

9/2000 - 12/2005

Research in visual neuroscience include:

1a) neural circuits and organization for chromatic and temporal signals.

1b) retinotopic mapping and cortical plasticity of retinal patients.

1c) motion direction dependent responses in visual cortex.

Research in functional MRI physics include:

2a) magnetic field inhomogeneity correction.

2b) the complex-value fMRI signal in human visual cortex.

2c) technical advancement for high-resolution fMRI (<= 1.6 mm).

Advisor: Brian A. Wandell

9/1999 - 6/2000

Research rotation experience: application of FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) to DNA strands.

Advisor: Steven Chu

9/1997 - 6/1999

Solid-state physics research: quantum dot, carbon nanotubes, mesoscopic ring, Aharonov-Bohm effect.

Advisor: Bing-Lin Gu

12/1995 - 6/1996

Undergraduate research in laser and photonics.

 

Journal Publications

Brewer A.A., Liu J., Wade A.R. and Wandell B.A. (2005). Visual field maps and stimulus selectivity in human ventral occipital cortex. Nature Neuroscience, 8(8): 1102-1109 [PDF] [Link].

Liu J. and Wandell B.A. (2005). Specializations for chromatic and temporal signals in human visual cortex. Journal of Neuroscience 25(13): 3459-3468 [PDF] [Link] [F1k].

Wu J., Gu B.L., Liu J., Guo Y., Zhu J.L., Yu J.Z. and Kawazoe Y. (1999). Transmission through a mesoscopic ring with a quantum dot. Physics Letters A 262: 245-250 [PDF].

Liu J., Zhang G. and Gu B.L. (1999). Persistent currents in toroidal single-wall carbon nanotubes. Journal of Materials Science and Technology 15: 342-344.


In preparation / review:

Liu J., et al. (2005). Human retinotopic maps do not change with stimulus motion direction. In preparation.

Liu J. and Wandell B.A. (2005). Contrast perception and discrimination of chromatic temporal modulations. In preparation.

 

Conference Presentations

Liu J. and Wandell B.A. (2005). Color- and luminance-preferring stripes in human V2 measured using fMRI. Society for Neuroscience.

Brewer A.A., Liu J., Wade A.R. and Wandell B.A. (2005). New subdivisions of the human VO cluster derived from visual field mapping and stimulus selectivity. Society for Neuroscience.

Ress D. and Liu J. (2005). Measurement of gray-matter thickness using fMRI. Society for Neuroscience.

Liu J. and Wandell B.A. (2005). Contrast perception and discrimination of chromatic temporal modulations. Vision Sciences Society [PDF].

Nakadomari S., Liu J., Asakawa K., Kitahara K., Misaki M., Miyauchi S., Marmor M.F. and Wandell B.A. (2005). Cortical visual field maps of a patient with tunnel vision (retinitis pigmentosa). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Furuta A., Liu J., Nakadomari S., Asakawa K., Maeda S., Maeda K. and Wandell B.A. (2005). Quick retinotopic mapping with composite stimulus. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Ress D., Glover G.H. and Liu J. (2005). Gray-matter morphometry using high-resolution fMRI. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Liu J., Ress D., Nakadomari S. and Wandell B.A. (2004). Human V1 retinotopic maps do not change in response to stimulus motion. Society for Neuroscience [talk PPT].

Brewer A.A., Liu J., Wade A.R. and Wandell B.A. (2004). Human ventral occipitotemporal cortex contains several visual field maps with differential stimulus selectivity. Society for Neuroscience.

Ress D., Glover G.H., Liu J. and Wandell B.A. (2004). Laminar profiles of functional activity in human early visual cortex. Society for Neuroscience.

Liu J., Brewer A.A. and Wandell B.A. (2004). Variations in temporal and chromatic responses across human visual cortex. Vision Sciences Society [PDF].

Liu J., Brewer A.A. and Wandell B.A. (2003). Human visual areas differ in their amplification of S-cone signal. Society for Neuroscience [PDF].

Brewer A.A., Wade A.R., Liu J. and Wandell B.A. (2003). Visual field maps in human visual occipitotemporal cortex. Society for Neuroscience.

Liu J. and Wandell B.A. (2003). Response to color flicker in human primary visual cortex measured using fMRI. International Color Vision Society [PDF].

Liu J., Wade A., Ress D., Heeger D. and Wandell B. (2002). The complex functional magnetic resonance imaging signal. Cognitive Neuroscience Society [PDF].

 

Other Presentations

5/2005; "Functional organization for color in human visual cortex"; Redwood Neuroscience Institute, Menlo Park, CA.

4/2005; "Functional organizations for color in human visual cortex revealed by high resolution fMRI"; fMRI colloquium series, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

1/2005; "Specializations for color and time in human visual cortex"; Center for perceptual systems, University of Texas, Austin, TX.

 

Personal Data

Date of Birth: May 6th 1981.

Citizenship: China.

Married, no children.

Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin).

Unofficial title: the best fMRI human subject.