Brookside Institute Journal

February 20, 2008
Volume 1, Issue 1

Faces of Brookside: Dr. Jin
By Anna Miller

Dr. Jin is an electrophysiologist with over 20 years of experience in clinical and psychiatric research. His specialty in electroencephalogram (EEG) is particularly suitable to the work at Brookside Institute. His electrophysiological works have been extended to the studies of neural perceptual coding, mental disorders, substances abuse, genetics, and psychopharmacology. Dr. Jin is an associate professor of psychiatry at University of California, Irvine (UCI), with which he has been affiliated since 1987. He is the Director of the Behavioral EEG Laboratory at UCI Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Director of the NeuroScience Center at Brookside Institute in Newport Beach, California. He also serves as a visiting professor at Peking University Institute of Mental Health in Beijing, China.

Dr. Jin obtained an M.D. in Neuropsychiatry from Fu Dan University College of Medicine (formerly known as Shanghai First Medical College) in Shanghai, China. After the completion of his residency in psychiatry, he had his fellowship training in consultation-liaison psychiatry at UCLA and electrophysiology at UCI.

I recently sat down with Dr. Jin to discuss his new role at Brookside Institute’s NeuroScience Center.

What is an Electrophysiologist?

An electrophysiologist is a specialist who studies the relationship between electric phenomena and bodily processes, such as functions of heart and brain.

Why did you choose psychiatry and neuroscience?

My interest is in neural coding mechanism of consciousness. Psychiatry provides me with very unique opportunity to study this subject

What is your favorite part of your work at Brookside Institute’s NeuroScience Center?

The relaxed environment and challenging clients.

Have you completed any research projects recently?

I’ll be presenting an article, Efficacy of alpha TMS in Schizophrenia - A Multi-National, Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial for EEG-Guided, Alpha-Frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, at the 4th Annual Conference of the International Society for CNS Clinical Trial and Methodology (ISCTM) with Dr. Thai, Medical Director at Brookside Institute.

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