欧洲顶尖神经学家移居中国，担任中国高校教授

近日，杭州师范大学发布消息，国际意识研究协会主席、欧洲科学院院士史蒂文·洛雷（Steven Laureys）已于今年1月正式以全职身份加盟该校，出任基础医学院教授。

这位56岁的比利时科学家是享誉世界的神经学家。在移居中国前，他已在欧洲深耕数十年，并曾在北美短暂工作。据《南华早报》11月3日报道，洛雷是意识研究领域的先驱，被公认为最早运用脑成像技术探索意识及无意识患者潜在意识状态的科学家之一。

World-renowned neurologist and consciousness research pioneer Steven Laureys has taken up a full-time university position in eastern China's Zhejiang province.

The 56-year-old Belgian scientist joined Hangzhou Normal University earlier this year as a professor at its school of basic medical sciences, according to a university statement.

Before moving to China, Laureys spent decades in Europe and had a brief stint in North America. He is widely recognised as one of the first researchers to use brain-imaging technology to study consciousness and hidden awareness in patients who appear unresponsive.

史蒂文·洛雷 杭州师范大学网站

公开资料显示，洛雷于1968年出生于比利时鲁汶，先后斩获布鲁塞尔自由大学的医学学士学位和细胞与分子生物学硕士学位，以及列日大学的生物医学博士学位。他与其他学者合著了500余篇学术论文，曾荣膺比利时最高科学奖项法朗基奖、欧洲医学奖及美国汤姆·斯利克意识研究奖等多项荣誉。

He has co-authored more than 500 scientific papers and received numerous awards, including Belgium's highest scientific honour, the Francqui Prize, the European Award in Medicine and Neurology, and the US-based Tom Slick Research Award in Consciousness.

报道指出，洛雷的研究借助先进脑成像与电生理技术，致力于探索意识的维持与恢复机制，其成果为医生治疗昏迷患者提供了重要支撑。他的研究曾获得欧盟委员会、比利时国家科学研究基金、加拿大政府及中国国家自然科学基金等多个机构资助，并荣膺欧洲科学院院士等头衔。

Over his career, Laureys has attracted tens of millions of euros in research funding from international agencies, including the European Commission, Belgium's National Fund for Scientific Research, the Canadian government, China's National Natural Science Foundation and private foundations such as the US-based Mind Science Foundation.

His work, which uses advanced brain imaging and electrophysiology to study how consciousness is sustained and restored, has been widely featured in international media for its influence on how doctors treat patients emerging from a coma.

He also holds several of the field's most prestigious titles, including Member of the Academia Europaea and Member of the European Academy of Sciences.

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10月24日，洛雷出席了杭州师范大学举办的浙江-比利时意识障碍联合实验室揭牌仪式，并在现场展示了基于脑机接口的意识障碍评估最新研究成果。

杭师大在官方声明中提到，洛雷于今年1月全职加盟，不仅是他个人学术生涯的崭新选择，也是学校深入实施人才强校战略、着力建设高水平师资队伍、推动教育科技人才一体化发展的生动实践。

On Oct 24, Laureys attended a ceremony on campus to inaugurate the Zhejiang-Belgium Joint Laboratory for Disorders of Consciousness, along with Zhejiang provincial officials, university leaders and Belgian diplomats.

During the ceremony, Laureys also presented his latest research on using brain-computer interfaces to assess awareness in patients with consciousness disorders. The university said his recruitment was part of its broader push to attract global talent and strengthen its science faculty.

来源：观察者网 南华早报

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