Hengyi Rao
University of Pennsylvania · Rehabilitation Medicine
Active 1971–2024
About
Hengyi Rao, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. His research expertise focuses on cognitive neuroimaging, utilizing multiple neuroimaging methods including functional MRI, PET, EEG/ERP, fNIRS, and neuromodulation techniques to study normal and abnormal human brain function. His work particularly emphasizes individual differences in sleep, sleep deprivation, fatigue, mood disorders, and risk-taking behaviors. Dr. Rao's educational background includes a B.S. in Polymer Physics and Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1996 and a Ph.D. in Biophysics & Cognitive Neuroscience from the same university in 2003. His research aims to advance understanding of brain mechanisms underlying various cognitive and emotional processes, contributing to the fields of sleep research, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatry.
Research topics
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Computer science
- Medicine
- Business
Recent grants
Neural mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effects of sleep deprivation
NIH · $2.6M · 2016–2022
Neural correlates of cognitive fatigue and bright light treatment in older adults
NIH · $443k · 2018–2022
NIH · $410k · 2015
NIH · $2.3M · 2016
NIH · $240k · 2013
Frequent coauthors
- 100 shared
John A. Detre
University of Pennsylvania
- 62 shared
Zhuo Fang
Danaher (China)
- 55 shared
Xiaocui Zhang
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- 51 shared
Sihua Xu
Shanghai International Studies University
- 43 shared
Danny J.J. Wang
- 42 shared
Yao Deng
Beijing Normal University
- 39 shared
Tianxin Mao
University of Pennsylvania
- 33 shared
Hui Lei
Hunan Agricultural University
Education
PHD
University of Science and Technology of China
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