Chong Chen is a research scientist at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako, a suburb of Tokyo, Japan. He studied at Hokkaido University, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Medicine and won several academic awards, including the Takakuwa Eimatsu Award.
Chong has been the author of some 20 articles, all of which have been published in professional journals and which cover several aspects of his fields of expertise; neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology. 
In addition to these important pieces, Chong has now written two books. Fitness Powered Brains: Optimize Your Productivity, Leadership and Performance, is exactly what it sounds like and is ideal for business people, while Plato’s Insight: How Physical Exercise Boosts Mental Excellence shows how being physically active can directly correlate to mental ability and how this fact has been known for centuries. In fact, one of Plato’s quotations was part of the inspiration for the title – “with education and exercise, man can attain perfection.”
When he has free time, Chong likes to get some fresh air and exercise by cycling. He also loves playing ping-pong, reads novels and poems and is a huge fan of the Argentine Tango.
As far as the future goes, Chong hopes that he will be able to translate scientific findings into ways that will allow regular people to live better lives. And through his books, he hopes that he can reach a much wider audience.