Culture and Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory

School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University

Alumni

Moritz de Greck

Moritz de Greck is a post-doc researcher (2009-2011), who studies neurocognitive mechanisms of reward and self-related processing. He publishes his findings in Human Brain Mapping and other journals.

Dr. Jie Sui

Dr. Jie Sui is post-doc fellow in the lab (2004-2006). She received her Ph.D. (psychology) from Peking University in 2004. She studies cultural influence on self-face recognition and self-referential processing using ERPs and fMRI. She published her findings in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Psychological Sciences, and Neuroreport.

Dr. Xun He

Dr. Xun He is post-doc fellow in the lab (2004-2006). He received his Ph.D. from Graduate School of University of Science and Technology of China in 2004. He studies the neural mechanisms of space-based and object-based attention using ERPs and fMRI. He publishes his findings in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

Dr. Shena Lu

Dr. Shena Lu is post-doc fellow in the lab (2006-2008). She studies the cognitive mechanisms of spatial attention using behavioral and ERP measurements. She publishes her findings in Psychological Sciences and Psychological Bulletin and Review.

Dr. Sieun An

Dr. Sieun An is a post-doc fellow in the lab(2014-2016). She earned her B.A. in Psychology (Minor: Sociology) at State University of New York at Albany, and her M.A. and Ph.D. at New Mexico State University in Experimental Psychology, with emphasis on social cognition. She has also gained post-doctoral training at Queen’s University, Canada for 1 year, focusing on cross-cultural studies, following which she came to Peking University, China. Her main investigation is focused on emotion, particularly how people conceptualize, rather than simply express, emotion. With Dr. Han, she explores the topic physiologically and neurologically, and expand our understanding of human cognitive processes. Thus far, she has published in such journals as JCCP, CRISP, etc. and has several projects that are under review or being written up for submission.

Xiaosi Gu

Xiaosi Gu is an undergraduate student in the lab (2003-2006). She studies the cognitive and neural mechanisms of empathy for pain and of self-referential processing using fMRI. She publishes her findings in NeuroImage.

Jing Chen

Jing Chen is a graduate student (2004-2006). She studies the difference between shifts of spatial attention along the vertical and horizontal meridian of the visual field. She publishes her findings in Chinese Science Bulletin.

Yi Jiang

Yi Jiang is a graduate student (2002-2004). He studies neural mechanisms of visual perceptual grouping and attention. He publishes 12 papers based on his work in the lab in journals such as Brain, Neuroimage, Human Brain Mapping, and Clinical Neurophysiology.

Xin Zhang

Xin Zhang is a graduate student (2002-2005). He studies neural mechanisms of global/local perception of compound visual stimuli. He publishes his findings in Chinese Science Bulletin and Acta Psychologica Sinica.

Bin Zhou

Bin Zhou is a graduate student (2003-2005). He studies neural mechanisms of visual attention and working memory. He publishes his findings in NeuroReport and Brain Research.

Qingyang Li

Qingyang Li is a graduate student (2003-2005). He studies neural mechanisms of visual perceptual grouping using ERPs. He publishes his findings in Sciences in China.

Lei Zhou

Lei Zhou is a graduate student (2003-2005). He studies working memory of global and local features of visual compound stimuli. He publishes his findings in Acta Psychologica Sinica.

Xiaoang Wan

Xiaoang Wan is a graduate student (2001-2003). She studies shifts of spatial attention in a perceived 3-D space. She publishes her findings in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Section A.

Xiaochao Gao

Xiaochao Gao is a graduate student (2006-2008). He studies neural mechanisms of danger perception.

Yan Fan

Yan Fan is an undergraduate student (2004-2007). She studies the cognitive and neural mechanisms of empathy for pain using ERPs and fMRI.

Bo Cao

Bo Cao is a graduate student (2005-2007). He is interested in cognitive mechanisms of emotion.

Zhicheng Lin

Zhicheng Lin is an undergraduate student (2004-2007). He studies the cognitive and neural mechanisms of cultural influence on visual perception and attention.

Bin Zhou

Bin Zhou is a post-doc researcher (2008-2010) and is interested in social cognition and time perception. He publishes his findings in NeuroReport, Perception, Neuroscience Letters, and Brain Research.

Jianqiao Ge

Jianqiao Ge is a graduate student (2004-2009). She is interested in neural mechanisms of theory-of-mind and causal attribution and how cultures influence these social cognitive functions.

Jungang Qin

Jungang Qin is a graduate student (2004-2009). He is interested in neural mechanisms of risk perception and causal attribution. He publishes his findings in Human Brain Mapping, Neuropsychologia, and NeuroReport.

Fan Wang

Fan Wang is a graduate student (2005-2009). She is interested in neural mechanisms of understanding of action meaning during social interaction.

Xiaojing Xu

Xiaojing Xu is a graduate student (2006-2009). She is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of violation judgment of gender-stereotype related to social behavior.

Yueting Sun

Yueting Sun is a graduate student (2007-2010). She is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of gender recognition.

Gang Wang

Gang Wang is a graduate student (2007-2010). He is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of social cognition.

Youyang Hou

Youyang Hou is an undergraduate student (2005-2007). She is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of social cognition

Wei Li

Wei Li is a graduate student (2007-). She is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of empathy for pain. She has published her studies in Neuroscience Letters.

Xi Liu

Xi Liu is a graduate student (2008-). She is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of social cognition.

Jinzhao Wang

Jinzhao Wang is a graduate student (2008-). He is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of social cognition.

Yina Ma

Yina Ma is a graduate student (2007-2012). She studies cognitive and neural mechanisms of self-face recognition and self-reflection. She publishes her studies in Brain, NeuroImage, Human Brain Mapping, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, etc.

Feng Sheng

Feng Sheng is a graduate student (2009-2012). Email: sheng@pku.edu.cn

Yifan Zhang

Yifan Zhang is a graduate student (2009-2012).

Dr. Kate Woodcock

Kate Woodcock is a post-doc researcher (2011-2013). She studies cultural difference in emotional processing. She publishes her findings in Brain Research, Cognitive Neuropsychology, and other journals (www.katewoodcock.com).

Michael Varnum

Michael Varnum is a post-doc researcher (2011-2013). He studies cultural difference in social cognition and the underlying neural mechanisms. He publishes his findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Psychological Science, and other journals.

Yan Mu

Yan Mu is a a post-doc researcher (2011-2013). She studies neural mechanisms of self-reflection. She publishes her findings in Brain Research and NeuroImage.

Yuanyuan Zhao

Yuanyuan Zhao is a post-doc researcher (2011-2013). She studies cognitive mechanisms of visual attention.

Xiangyu Zuo

Xiangyu Zuo is a graduate student (2008-2013). She is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of social cognition.

Zhenhao Shi

Zhenhao Shi is a graduate student (2009-2014). He is interested in cognitive and neural mechanisms of social cognition.

Chenbo Wang

Chenbo Wang is a graduate student (2009-2014).

He received his Bachelor's degree of Biomedical Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2009. He studies how brain functions under physiological sensation (e.g. pain perception) and sociocultural experiences (e.g. self-construal priming), using neuroimaging methods such as EEG and fMRI. He publishes his studies in Social Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, etc.

Email: pkuwcb@pku.edu.cn; CV [download here]

Siyang Luo

Siyang Luo is a graduate student (2010-2015).

He is interested in how culture and gene interact to shape human social behavior. Using neuroimaging methods such as EEG and fMRI, he studies the neural mechanisms underlying cultural(e.g. individualism-collectivism) and genetic(e.g. 5-HTTLPR, OXTR) effect on affective(e.g. social rejection, empathy, death anxiety, depression) and cognitive(decision making) processes. His studies were published on Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Plos One, etc.

Email: SiyangLuo@pku.edu.cn;CV [download here]

Chao Jiang

Chao Jiang is a graduate student (2010-2015). Eamil: Jchao@pku.edu.cn

Yi Liu

Yi Liu is a graduate student (2010-2015).

Xiaoyang Li

Xiaoyang Li is a graduate student (2010-2015).

Rui Sun

Rui Sun is a undergraduate student (2008-2012).

Dian Yu

Dian Yu is a undergraduate student (2008-2012).

Siyuan Huang

Siyuan Huang is a undergraduate student (2008-2012).