Areas of Focus
- Cognitive and neural aspects of language processing
- Reading acquisition and dyslexia
- Behavioral and functional neuroimaging techniques
- Cognitive development and skill learning
Work Experience
- 1998.08—2001.07 - Hunan Yongxing County No. 3 Middle School - Teacher
- 2004.04—2008.09 - Zhejiang Normal University, College of Education - Lecturer
- 2008.10—2014.12 - Zhejiang Normal University, College of Teacher Education - Associate Professor
- 2013.12—2014.12 - Vanderbilt University, Department of Psychology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2014.12—Present - Zhejiang Normal University, College of Teacher Education - Professor
- 2017.07—2021.07 - Zhejiang Normal University - Distinguished Professor
- 2018.12—Present - Zhejiang Normal University, College of Teacher Education - Deputy Dean
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1994.09—1998.07 Bachelor: Hunan Normal University
- 2001.09—2004.03 Master: Zhejiang University
- 2006.09—2010.06 Ph.D.: Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Achievement: Zhejiang Province '151' Talent Second Level
- Achievement: Zhejiang Province High-Level Innovation Team Leader
- Achievement: Zhejiang Province First Batch of University Innovation Leading Talents
- Achievement: Zhejiang Province Zhijiang Young Social Science Scholar
- Achievement: Zhejiang Province Excellent Teacher
Publications
- The left-side bias is not unique to own-race face processing, Li, C., Wang, Z., Bao, H., Wang, J., Chen, S., & Cao, X., 2021
- Development of Holistic Face Processing from Childhood and Adolescence to Young Adulthood in Chinese Individuals, Sun, Y., Li, Q., & Cao, X., 2020
- The recovery speed of category sensitive N170 responses to faces and Chinese characters, Li, C., Ma, X., Zhu, C., & Cao, X., 2019
- The characteristics of face configural effect in illiterates and literates, Cao, X., Yang, Q., Zhong, P., & Chen, C., 2019
- Left-side bias is observed in sequential matching paradigm for face processing, Li, C., Li, Q., Wang, J., & Cao, X., 2018
- Sex differences in categorical adaptation for faces and Chinese characters during early perceptual processing, Zhu, C., Ma, X., Ji, L., Chen, S., & Cao, X., 2018
- The presentation location of the reference stimuli affects the left-side bias in the processing of faces and Chinese characters, Li, C., & Cao, X., 2017
- Eyeglasses elicit effects similar to face-like perceptual expertise: evidence from the N170 response, Cao, X., Yang, Q., & Hu, F., 2016
- N170 adaptation effect for repeated faces and words, X. CAO, * X. MA,C. QI., 2015
- The commonality between the perceptual adaptation mechanisms involved in processing faces and non-face objects of expertise, Xiaohua Cao* Bei Jiang Chao Li Ni Xia R. Jackie Floyd, 2015
- The overlap of neural selectivity between faces and words: evidences from the N170 adaptation effect, Xiaohua, Cao*., Bei,JIang.,Carl, Gaspar.,Chao,Li., 2014
- Rapid adaptation effect of N170 for printed words, Cao, X., Jiang, B., Li, C., & He, Z. Q., 2014
- The spatial distribution of inhibition of return revisited: No difference found between manual and saccadic responses, Benchi Wang, Matthew D. Hilcheyd, Xiaohua Cao, Zhiguo Wang, 2014
- Left-lateralized early neurophysiological response for Chinese characters in young primary school children, Xiao-hua Cao,Su Li, Jing Zhao, Si'en Lin, Xuchu Weng*, 2011
- Change in subtle N170 specialization in response to Chinese characters and pseudocharacters, Cao,X*.,&Zhang,H., 2011
- Selectivity of N170 in the left hemisphere as an electrophysiological marker for expertise in reading Chinese, Zhao, J., Li, S., Lin, S., Cao, X., He, S., & Weng, X*., 2012
- 字词认知N170成分及其发展, 曹晓华*,李超,张焕婷,江蓓, 2013
- 图形识别中学习和再认的时间进程及其策略, 曹晓华*,曹立人, 2009
- 不规则几何图形识别取样的眼动研究, 曹晓华*,曹立人, 2005
- 人脸识别取样特征的眼动研究, 曹晓华*,曹立人, 2007
- 文盲文字加工的行为和脑机制, 曹晓华*,李愧敏,陈昌明,翁旭初, 2009
- 儿童图形识别取样的时空策略, 曹晓华*,吴燕,翁旭初, 2007
Awards
- Zhejiang Province Excellent Teacher: Detail not mentioned