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Sherry Chen, MD, PhD

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Title(s)Assistant Researcher, Neurology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way, #1038
San Francisco CA 94143
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0001-5863-7002 Additional info
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    Dr. Yu (Sherry) Chen is a neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist with clinical and research expertise in the neural mechanisms of social and cognitive dysfunction in neurological disorders. She earned her MBBS and MD degrees from Capital Medical University in Beijing, China, before completing her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Sydney under Dr. Olivier Piguet, where her work established the cerebellum’s role in cognition and social behavior in frontotemporal dementia. Her research integrates clinical insight with advanced neuroimaging and network neuroscience approaches, including lesion-based models spanning cerebellar stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Currently an Assistant Professional Researcher at the UCSF MAC based in the Socioemotional Neuropsychological Research Group under the mentorship of Dr. Kate Rankin, Dr. Chen investigates how cerebellar-cerebral network disruptions contribute to cognitive and socioemotional symptoms in dementia, with the goal of improving early diagnosis and developing targeted interventions.

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    Mapping cerebellar influence in FTD: unraveling the role of the cerebellum in social cognition and clinical trajectory
    NIH K99AG097973Mar 1, 2026 - Feb 29, 2028
    Role: Principal Investigator
    MEG predictors of social learning in early AD and behavioral-variant FTD
    Alzheimer's Association 23AACSFD-1029492May 1, 2023 - Apr 30, 2026
    Role: Pricinpal Investigator

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    1. The predictive value of social cognition assessment for 1-year follow-up functional outcomes in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. J Neurol. 2025 Jul 21; 272(8):526. Chatzidimitriou E, Chen Y, Moraitou D, Ioannidis P, Aretouli E, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Gorno-Tempini M, Seeley WW, Rosen HJ, Rankin KP. PMID: 40691736; PMCID: PMC12991054.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Neuroimaging Meta-Analyses Reveal Convergence of Interoception, Emotion, and Social Cognition Across Neurodegenerative Diseases. Biol Psychiatry. 2025 Jun 01; 97(11):1079-1090. Hazelton JL, Carneiro F, Maito M, Richter F, Legaz A, Altschuler F, Cubillos-Pinilla L, Chen Y, Doherty CP, Baez S, Ibáñez A. PMID: 39442786; PMCID: PMC12010404.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Reduced cerebral blood flow and cognitive dysfunction following isolated cerebellar infarction: two case reports. J Int Med Res. 2024 Mar; 52(3):3000605241235848. Liu Q, Zhang Y, Liu C, Chen Y, Zhang Y. PMID: 38513145; PMCID: PMC10958817.
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    4. Pathology-specific patterns of cerebellar atrophy in neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 03; 20(3):1771-1783. Chen Y, Spina S, Callahan P, Grinberg LT, Seeley WW, Rosen HJ, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Rankin KP. PMID: 38109286; PMCID: PMC10984510.
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    5. Cognitive Dysfunction following Cerebellar Stroke: Insights Gained from Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Research. Neural Plast. 2022; 2022:3148739. Liu Q, Liu C, Chen Y, Zhang Y. PMID: 35465397; PMCID: PMC9033331.
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    6. Schizotypal traits across the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia spectrum: pathomechanistic insights. J Neurol. 2022 Aug; 269(8):4241-4252. Tse NY, Tu S, Chen Y, Caga J, Dobson-Stone C, Kwok JB, Halliday GM, Ahmed RM, Hodges JR, Piguet O, Kiernan MC, Devenney EM. PMID: 35279757; PMCID: PMC9294025.
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    7. Cerebellar integrity and contributions to cognition in C9orf72-mediated frontotemporal dementia. Cortex. 2022 04; 149:73-84. Chen Y, Landin-Romero R, Kumfor F, Irish M, Dobson-Stone C, Kwok JB, Halliday GM, Hodges JR, Piguet O. PMID: 35189395.
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    8. Neural correlates of fat preference in frontotemporal dementia: translating insights from the obesity literature. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2021 06; 8(6):1318-1329. Ahmed RM, Tse NY, Chen Y, Henning E, Hodges JR, Kiernan MC, Irish M, Farooqi IS, Piguet O. PMID: 33973740; PMCID: PMC8164857.
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    9. Cerebellar contributions to cognition in corticobasal syndrome and progressive supranuclear palsy. Brain Commun. 2020; 2(2):fcaa194. Tse NY, Chen Y, Irish M, Cordato NJ, Landin-Romero R, Hodges JR, Piguet O, Ahmed RM. PMID: 33381758; PMCID: PMC7753056.
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    10. Social and affective neuroscience: an Australian perspective. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2020 11 06; 15(9):965-980. Kumfor F, Tracy LM, Wei G, Chen Y, Domínguez D JF, Whittle S, Wearne T, Kelly M. PMID: 33025004; PMCID: PMC7647376.
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    11. Cerebellar structural connectivity and contributions to cognition in frontotemporal dementias. Cortex. 2020 08; 129:57-67. Chen Y, Landin-Romero R, Kumfor F, Irish M, Hodges JR, Piguet O. PMID: 32428762.
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    12. The Cerebellum in Frontotemporal Dementia: a Meta-Analysis of Neuroimaging Studies. Neuropsychol Rev. 2019 12; 29(4):450-464. Chen Y, Kumfor F, Landin-Romero R, Irish M, Piguet O. PMID: 31428914.
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    13. The Role of Disturbed Small-World Networks in Patients with White Matter Lesions and Cognitive Impairment Revealed by Resting State Function Magnetic Resonance Images (rs-fMRI). Med Sci Monit. 2019 Jan 11; 25:341-356. Wang J, Chen Y, Liang H, Niedermayer G, Chen H, Li Y, Wu M, Wang Y, Zhang Y. PMID: 30634184; PMCID: PMC6338249.
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    14. Cerebellar atrophy and its contribution to cognition in frontotemporal dementias. Ann Neurol. 2018 07; 84(1):98-109. Chen Y, Kumfor F, Landin-Romero R, Irish M, Hodges JR, Piguet O. PMID: 30014499.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 36     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Mental States in Moving Shapes: Distinct Cortical and Subcortical Contributions to Theory of Mind Impairments in Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018; 61(2):521-535. Synn A, Mothakunnel A, Kumfor F, Chen Y, Piguet O, Hodges JR, Irish M. PMID: 29172002.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with leukoaraiosis-associated subcortical vascular cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study. Neurol Res. 2016 Jun; 38(6):510-7. Chen Y, Wang C, Liang H, Chen H, Bi Y, Sun H, Shi Q, Deng Y, Li J, Wang Y, Zhang Y. PMID: 27320245.
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    17. Functional Activity and Connectivity Differences of Five Resting-State Networks in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2016; 13(3):234-42. Chen Y, Yan H, Han Z, Bi Y, Chen H, Liu J, Wu M, Wang Y, Zhang Y. PMID: 26906355.
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    18. Association between polyvascular atherosclerosis and estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with ischaemic stroke: data analysis of the patients in the Chinese National Stroke Registry. Neurol Res. 2015 May; 37(5):415-20. Meng X, Chen Y, Jing J, Zhao X, Wang C, Liu L, Wang A, Pan Y, Li C, Wang Y. PMID: 25896168.
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