Areas of Focus
- Neural mechanisms of higher cognitive functions of the brain, such as visual attention, learning, and memory
- Visual function restoration and visual prosthetics
- Information processing mechanisms in brain-computer interfaces
- New methods and technologies for studying visual information processing in the brain
Work Experience
- 2010 - Present: Special Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2016 - Present: Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1996 - BSc in Biophysics: Peking University
- 2001 - PhD in Biophysics: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Postdoctoral research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and SUNY College of Optometry, USA
Publications
- Feature-based attention elicited by precueing in an orientation discrimination task, Huang D, Xue LY, Wang MJ, Hu QY, Bu XD and Chen Y*, 2018
- Comparison of cortical responses to the activation of retina by visual stimulation and transcorneal electrical stimulation, Sun P, Li H, Lu Z, Su X, Ma Z, Chen J, Li L, Zhou C, Chen Y* and Chai XY*, 2018
- Dynamic modulation of the perceptual load on microsaccades during a selective spatial attention task, Xue LY, Huang D, Wang T, Hu QY, Chai XY, Li LM and Chen Y, 2017
- Mixing of chromatic and luminance retinal signals in primate area V1, Li X*, Chen Y*, Lashgari R, Bereshpolova Y, Swadlow HA, Lee BB and Alonso J-M, 2015
- Task difficulty modulates the activity of specific neuronal populations in primary visual cortex, Chen Y, Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Bereshpolova Y, Swadlow HA and Alonso J-M, 2008
Awards
- 2013, 2014, 2016: Excellent Class Director
- 2016: Top Ten Class Directors
