2005-2009: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, School of Science, Beijing Institute of Technology
2009-2015: Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University
2015-06 to 2017-01: Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University
2017-01 to 2022-04: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University
2022-04 to Present: Professor, Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University
Research
Human Brain Connectomics Mental Health Mental Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease) Neuroimaging Computation Artificial Intelligence
The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Well-Being via Brain Functional Connectivity, Li, L. #, Li, L M W.#, Ma, J., Lu, A., & Dai, Z*., 2023
Biotypes of major depressive disorder identified by a multiview clustering framework, Chen, X., Dai, Z.*, & Lin, Y. *, 2023
Trade-offs among cost, integration, and segregation in the human connectome, Ma, J., Chen, X., Gu, Y., Li, L., Cam-CAN, Lin, Y., Dai, Z.*, 2023
Common and Distinct Neural Substrates of the Compassionate and Uncompassionate Self-Responding Dimensions of Self-Compassion, Wang, Y. #, Wu, R. #, Li, L. #, Ma, J., Yang, W., Dai, Z. *, 2022
The overlapping modular organization of human brain functional networks across the adult lifespan, Gu, Y., Li, L., Zhang, Y., Ma, J., Yang, C., Xiao, Y., Shu, N., Can C, Lin, Y. *, Dai, Z. *, 2022
Aberrant Large-scale Brain Modules in Deficit and Non-deficit Schizophrenia, Fan, L. #, Yu, M. #, Zhu, Y., Tang, X., Wang, X., Zhang, X., Ma, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, X.*, Dai, Z. *, 2022
Functional connectivity Dynamics as a Function of the Fluctuation of Tension during Film Watching, Sun, Y. #, Ma, J. #, Huang, M., Yi, Y., Wang, Y., Gu, Y., Lin, Y., Li, M., Dai, Z. *, 2022
Gene Expression Associated with Individual Variability in Intrinsic Functional Connectivity, Li, L., Wei, Y., Zhang, J., Ma, J., Yi, Y., Gu, Y., Li, L., Lin, Y., Dai, Z. *, 2021
Predicting Human Intrinsic Functional Connectivity from Structural Connectivity: An Artificial Neural Network Approach, Lin, Y., Ma, J., Huang, B., Zhang, J., Zhang, Y., Dai, Z.*, 2021
Cost-efficiency trade-offs of the human brain network revealed by a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm, Ma, J., Zhang, J., Lin, Y. *, Dai, Z.*, 2021
Disruption of Functional and Structural Networks in First-Episode, Drug-naïve Adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Guo, X. #, Yang, F. #, Fan, L. #, Gu, Y., Ma, J., Zhang, J., Liao, M.*, Zhai, T., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Su, L., Dai, Z.*, 2021
Predicting Visual Working Memory with Multimodal MRI, Xiao, Y. #, Lin, Y. #, Ma, J., Qian, J., Ke, Z., Li, L., Yi, Y., Zhang, J., Cam-CAN, Dai, Z. *, 2021
Integrated and Segregated Frequency Architecture of Human Brain Network, Ma, J., Lin, Y., Hu, C., Zhang, J., Yi, Y., Dai, Z. *, 2021
White Matter Structural Network Disturbances in First-Episode, Drug-naïve Adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Yang, F. #, Zhang, J. #, Fan, L. #, Liao, M., Wang, Y., Chen, Chang., Zhai, T., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Su, L., Dai, Z. *, 2020
Abnormal Dynamic Functional Connectivity in Alzheimer’s Disease, Gu, Y. #, Lin, Y. #, Huang, L., Ma, J., Zhang, J., Xiao, Y., Dai, Z.*, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, 2020
Decreased Intrinsic Functional Connectivity in Default Mode and Fronto-Parietal Networks in First-Episode, Drug-Naive Adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Yang, F. #, Fan, L. #, Zhai, T., Lin, Y., Wang, Y., Ma, J., Liao, M., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Su, L. *, Dai, Z. *, 2019
Disrupted structural and functional brain networks in Alzheimer's disease, Dai, Z. #, Lin, Q. #, Li, T., Wang, X., Yuan, H., Yu, X., He, Y., Wang, H., 2019
Intrinsic Overlapping Modular Organization of Human Brain Functional Networks Intrinsic Revealed by A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm, Lin, Y., Ma, J., Gu, Y., Yang, S., Li, LMW., Dai, Z. *, 2018
Brain Activity Mediates the Relation between Emotional But Not Instrumental Support and Trait Loneliness, Yi, Y. #, Li, L M W. #, Xiao, Y., Ma, J., Fan, L., Dai, Z. *, 2018
Functional connectivity pattern underlies individual differences in independent self-construal, Li, L M W. #, Luo, S. #, Ma, J. #, Lin, Y., Fan, L., Zhong, S., Yang, J., Huang, Y., Gu, Y., Fan, L., Dai, Z. *, Wu,X., 2018
Convergence and divergence of brain network dysfunction in deficit and non-deficit schizophrenia, Yu, M. #, Dai, Z. #, Tang, X. #, Wang, X., Zhang, X., Sha, W., Yao, S., Shu, N., Wang, X., Yang, J., Zhang, X., Zhang, X. *, He, Y., Zhang, Z., 2017
APOE Genotype Effects on Intrinsic Brain Network Connectivity in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Wang, Z. #, Dai, Z. #, Shu, H., Liao, X., Yue, C., Liu, D., Guo, Q., He, Y. *, Zhang, Z. *, 2017
Cortical Thickness and Microstructural White Matter Changes Detect Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Wang, Z. #, Dai, Z. #, Shu, H., Liu, D., Guo, Q., He, Y., Zhang, Z. *, 2017
Subjective cognitive decline: mapping functional and structural brain changes—a combined resting-state functional and structural MR imaging study, Sun, Y. #, Dai, Z. #, Li, Y., Sheng, C., Li, H., Wang, X., Chen, X., He, Y. *, Han, Y. *, 2016
Identifying and mapping connectivity patterns of brain network hubs in Alzheimer’s disease, Dai Z., Yan C., Li K., Wang Z., Wang J., Cao M., Lin Q., Shu N., Xia M., Bi Y., He Y. *, 2015
With great brain hub connectivity comes great vulnerability, Dai, Z., Bi, Y., He, Y. *, 2015
Whole brain functional connectivity in clinically isolated syndrome without conventional brain MRI lesions, Liu, Y. #, Dai, Z. #, Duan, Y., Huang, J., Ren, Z., Liu, Z., Dong, H., Shu, N., Vrenken, H., Wattjes, M., Barkhof, F., He, Y. *, Li, K. *, 2015
Mapping intrinsic functional brain changes and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation neuromodulation in idiopathic restless legs syndrome: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study, Liu, C.#, Dai, Z.#, Zhang, R., Zhang, M., Hou, Y., Qi, Z., Huang, Z., Lin, Y., Zhan, S., He, Y. *, Wang, Y. *, 2015
Disrupted structural and functional brain connectomes in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, Dai, Z., He, Y. *, 2014
Discriminative analysis of early Alzheimer's disease using multi-modal imaging and multi-level characterization with multi-classifier (M3), Dai, Z.#, Yan, C. #, Wang, Z., Wang, J., Xia, M., Li, K., He, Y. *, 2012