2002-2005 PhD in Education: Beijing Sport University (Sport Psychology)
2006-2009 Postdoctoral Research: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2009-present - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
2016-2017 - Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital - Visiting Scientist
Research
Exercise Behavior and Brain Health
Aerobic Exercise Decreases Negative Affect by Modulating Orbitofrontal-Amygdala Connectivity in Adolescents, Ge, L.K, Hu, Z., Wang, W., Siu, P.M., Wei, G.X, 2021
Brain Mechanism of Tai Chi Chuan Mind-body Exercise Improving Negative Emotions in Middle-aged Adults, Wei, G.X., Ge, L.K., Chen, L.Z., 2021
Interaction of Insomnia and Somatization with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Zhang, S., Zhou, Y., Ge, L.K., Zeng, L., Liu, Z., Qian, W., Yang, J., Zhou, X., Wei GX, Zhang X, 2021
The Effect of Abdominal Breathing on Empathy for Pain: the Role of Interoceptive Awareness, He, Y.P., Wang, Y.Y., Zheng, D.N., Rui, A., Hu, L., Wei, G.X., 2021
Effects of Tai Chi or Conventional Exercise on Central Obesity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Three-Group Randomized Controlled Trial, Siu, P. M., Yu, A. P., Chin, E. C., Yu, D. S., Hui, S. S., Woo, J., Fong, D. Y., Wei, G. X., & Irwin, M. R., 2021
The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan on Emotional Health: Potential Mechanisms and Prefrontal Cortex Hypothesis, Yao, Y., Ge, L., Yu, Q., Du, X., Zhang, X., Taylor-Piliae, R., Wei, G. X., 2021
Effects of 8-Week Tai Chi Chuan Practice on Mindfulness Level, Chen, L.Z., Dai, A.Y., Yao, Y., Si, R., Hu, Z., Ge, L., Wei, G. X., 2021
Effects of Tai Chi or exercise on sleep in insomniac older adults: A three-arm randomized controlled trial, Parco M. Siu., Angus P. Yu., Gao X. Wei, Michael R. Irwin., 2020
Structural abnormalities of cingulate cortex in patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia comorbid with depressive symptoms, Wei G, Ge L, Chen LZ, Cao B, Zhang X., 2020
Effects of Mind-body Exercise on Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis, Wei, G., Yang, L., Imm, K., Loprinzi, P.D., Smith, L., Zhang, X., Yu, Q., 2020
“No Pain No Gain”: Evidence from a Parcel-Wise Brain Morphometry Study on the Volitional Quality of Elite Athletes, Wei, G., Si, R.; Li, Y., Yao, Y., Chen, L., Zhang, S., Huang, T., Zou, L., Li, C., Perrey, S., 2020
One-day tropisetron treatment improves cognitive deficits and P50 inhibition deficits in schizophrenia, Xia L., Liu L., Hong X., Wang D., Wei G… Zhang X., 2020
Hypothesized Mechanisms Through Which Exercise May Attenuate Memory Interference, Crawford L., Li H, Zou L, Wei G.X., Loprinzi P., 2020
Brain Functional Specialization is enhanced among Tai Chi Chuan Practitioners, Chen LZ, Yuan X, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Zou L, Yang L, Chang YK, Xia Q, Wang Y, Wei G. X., 2020
The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan on Negative Emotions in Non-Clinical Populations: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review, Zhang, S., Zou, L., Chen, L. Z., Yao, Y., Loprinzi, P. D., Siu, P. M., & Wei, G. X., 2019
Fitness-Dependent Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Executive Function, Li, L., Zhang, S., Cui, J., Chen, L.-Z., Wang, X., Fan, M., & Wei, G.X., 2019
Effects of Acute Exercise Duration on the Inhibition Aspect of Executive Function in Late Middle-Aged Adults, Chang, Y. K., Chen, F. T., Kuan, G., Wei, G.X., Chu, C. H., Yan, J., Chen, A. G., & Hung, T. M., 2019
Effects of Meditative Movements on Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Zou, L., Yeung, A., Li, C., Wei, G.X., Chen, K. W., Kinser, P. A., Chan, J. S. M., & Ren, Z., 2018
Effects of Mind–Body Exercises (Tai Chi/Yoga) on Heart Rate Variability Parameters and Perceived Stress: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Zou, L., Sasaki, J. E., Wei, G.X., Huang, T., Yeung, A. S., Neto, O. B., Chen, K. W., & Hui, S. S.-c., 2018
Revealing the Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Beneficial Effects of Tai Chi: A Neuroimaging Perspective, Yu, A. P., Tam, B. T., Lai, C. W., Yu, D. S., Woo, J., Chung, K. F., Hui, S. S., Liu, J. Y., Wei, G. X., & Siu, P. M., 2018
Editorial: Brain-Mind-Body Practice and Health, Wei, G.X., Si, G., & Tang, Y.Y., 2017
Mind-Body Practice Changes Fractional Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuations in Intrinsic Control Networks, Wei, G.X., Gong, Z.Q., Yang, Z., & Zuo, X.N., 2017
The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Attention, Negative Affect and Stress in Healthy Adults, Ma, X., Yue, Z.Q., Gong, Z.Q., Zhang, H., Duan, N.Y., Shi, Y.T., Wei, G.X., & Li, Y.F., 2017
Effects of Long-term Diving Training on Cortical Gyrification, Zhang, Y., Zhao, L., Bi, W., Wang, Y., Wei, G.X., Evans, A., & Jiang, T., 2016
Tai Chi Chuan modulates heart rate variability during abdominal breathing in elderly adults, Wei, G. X., Li, Y. F., Yue, X. L., Ma, X., Chang, Y. K., Yi, L. Y., Li, J. C., & Zuo, X. N., 2016
Toward neurobiological characterization of functional homogeneity in the human cortex: regional variation, morphological association and functional covariance network organization, Jiang, L., Xu, T., He, Y., Hou, X. H., Wang, J., Cao, X. Y., Wei, G. X., Yang, Z., He, Y., & Zuo, X. N., 2015
Effects of acute aerobic exercise on motor response inhibition: An ERP study using the stop-signal task, Chu, C. H., Alderman, B. L., Wei, G.X., & Chang, Y.K., 2015
Effect of acute exercise and cardiovascular fitness on cognitive function: an event-related cortical desynchronization study, Chang, Y. K., Chu, C. H., Wang, C. C., Song, T. F., & Wei, G. X., 2015
Tai Chi Chuan optimizes the functional organization of the intrinsic human brain architecture in older adults, Wei, G. X., Dong, H. M., Yang, Z., Luo, J., & Zuo, X. N., 2014
Acute aerobic exercise increases cortical activity during working memory: a functional MRI study in female college students, Li, L., Men, W. W., Chang, Y. K., Fan, M. X., Ji, L., & Wei, G. X., 2014
Regional inflation of the thalamus and globus pallidus in diving players, Zhang, Y., Wei, G.X., Zhuo, J., Li, Y., Ye, W., & Jiang, T., 2013
Can Taichi reshape the brain? A brain morphometry study, Wei, G. X., Xu, T., Fan, F. M., Dong, H. M., Jiang, L. L., Li, H. J., Yang, Z., Luo, J., & Zuo, X. N., 2013
Increased cortical thickness in sports experts: a comparison of diving players with the controls, Wei, G.X., Zhang, Y., Jiang, T., & Luo, J., 2011
Meditation promotes insightful problem-solving by keeping people in a mindful and alert conscious state, Ren, J., Huang, Z., Luo, J., Wei, G.X., Ying, X., Ding, Z., Wu, Y., & Luo, F., 2011
Sport expert's motor imagery: functional imaging of professional motor skills and simple motor skills, Wei, G.X., & Luo, J., 2010
How perceptual processes help to generate new meaning: an EEG study of chunk decomposition in Chinese characters, Wu, L., Knoblich, G., Wei, G., & Luo, J., 2009
Brain structure in diving players on MR imaging studied with voxel-based morphometry, Wei, G.X., Luo, J., & Li, Y., 2009
