I am a neuroscience researcher based in Singapore. Fascinated by the “binding problem”, I decided to venture into neuroscience after graduating with my bachelor’s degree in engineering.
When my brain is temporarily released from the burning neuroscience questions, I enjoy making art. My favorite medium is watercolor; I guess it just fits well with my art persona.
Beyond that, I am also quite experienced with doing portraits with pencil, ball pens, charcoal and all sorts of pens.
Occasionally, I craft objects with paper clay, natural elements (e.g. leaves), and so on.
我是一名大脑研究员，目前坐标坡县。本科工程系，博士转行研究神经科学。转行源于我对于“意识”和“大脑”之间的关系的痴迷。
业余时候，我喜欢画画消闲。最喜欢的媒介是透明水彩。我还很擅长用各种笔画人物肖像。
有时候，我也会做点手工，比如用纸黏土捏一个笔筒，或是用树叶制作叶脉书签，等等。
I also enjoy reading a lot. By a lot, I am not emphasizing that I read many, many books (not a good pursuit anyway); instead, I tend to read some of my favourite books over and over again. Paul Graham wrote that each time you read a book, it’s like compiling the information of the book with your current OS (i.e. your brain). Now and then, I tend to re-read my favourite books to get some refreshing insights.
As of now, some of my favourite books include: Le Petit Prince (yes, welcome to Planet B-612!); To Kill a Mocking Bird; The Neapolitan Novels; The Moon and Sixpence; Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; Walden… Although I have been pushing myself to read more non-fictions, I am still quite addicted to novels and science fictions. My soul thrives on beautiful stories and imaginations unbounded.
And my favourite poet is Pablo Neruda.
除了很喜欢画画，动手，我还非常喜欢看书。我看过的书并没有特别多，因为我从来不觉得“我今年要读完N本书”是个合适的目标。相较于“读很多不同的书”，我更偏爱“把经典的书读很多遍”。Paul Graham说过，“读书就好像用你的大脑OS去一遍遍重新汇编(compile)书里的信息。” 我非常同意他的观点；对于我爱的书们，常读常新。
我最爱的书包括这些：《小王子》《杀死一只知更鸟》《那不勒斯四部曲》《月亮与六便士》《禅与摩托车维修艺术》《瓦尔登湖》。我一直告诉自己，要多读一些非虚构类的作品。然而我实在难以戒掉故事的瘾。灵魂，因美好的故事和丰富的想象而充实。
我最爱的诗人是聂鲁达。
Studying science gives me precision and clarity; practicing art imbues me with sensitivity and expressivity. What could be more intriguing than the human brain? What more expressive than humanity itself?
科研使我谨言慎行。然而热爱艺术的我，又生性敏感，热爱表达。什么能比人类的大脑更加神秘？什么又能比人性本身，更加鲜活？