2004-2008 Bachelor's Degree: Kochi University, Mathematics and Computer Science
2008-2010 Master's Degree: Okayama University, Intelligent Systems Science
2010-2014 Ph.D.: Kyoto University, Human Health Sciences
Shenzhen Overseas High-Level Talent
Reviewer for SCI journals such as Cerebral Cortex, Human Brain Mapping, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
2014-2019 Kyoto University, Researcher
2019-2019 Kyoto University, Assistant Professor
2019-Present Shenzhen University, Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
Japanese Psychological Association Excellent Presentation Award (2019)
Research
Mechanisms and diagnosis of developmental brain disorders in children (including autism, ADHD) Social brain mechanisms Machine learning methods for model construction and recognition
Autistic traits and ARFID-associated eating behaviors in preschoolers: Mediating effects of sensory processing patterns, Zhang, S., Hu, R., & Zhao, S., 2024
Effects of autistic traits on prosocial tendencies: The chain mediating role of fear of missing out and interpersonal security, Luo, Q., Li, H., Lin, Y., Hu, R., Li, H., & Zhao, S., 2024
The effect of autistic traits on prosocial behavior: The chain mediating role of received social support and perceived social support, Zhang, S., Li, H., Li, H., & Zhao, S., 2023
Self-referential and social saliency information influences memory following attention orienting, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Hu, R. Q., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2023
Lack of action-sentence compatibility effect in non-clinical individuals with high autistic traits, Irie, K., Zhao, S., Aruga, R., Matsumoto, A., Ogawa, A., & Liang, N., 2023
Sex Differences in Anatomical Rich-Club and Structural-Functional Coupling in the Human Brain Network, Zhao, S., Wang, G., Yan, T., Xiang, J., Yu, X., Li, H., & Wang, B., 2021
Examining the Effect of Adverbs and Onomatopoeia on Physical Movement, Irie, K., Zhao, S., Okamoto, K., & Liang, N., 2021
Neural Basis and Motor Imagery Intervention Methodology Based on Neuroimaging Studies in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorders: A Review, Irie, K., Matsumoto, A., Zhao, S., Kato, T., & Liang, N., 2021
Rich-Club Analysis in Adults With ADHD Connectomes Reveals an Abnormal Structural Core Network, Wang, B., Wang, G., Wang, X., Cao, R., Xiang, J., Yan, T., Li, H., Yoshimura, S., Toichi, M., & Zhao, S., 2021
Dynamic reconfiguration of functional brain networks supporting response inhibition in a stop-signal task, Wang, B., Hao, Y., Zhan, Q., Zhao, S., Li, D., Imtiaz, S., Xiang, J., Wu, J., Fukuyama, H., & Yan, T., 2020
The Effect of Music Intervention on Attention in Children: Experimental Evidence, Kasuya-Ueba, Y., Zhao, S., & Toichi, M., 2020
Atypical Multisensory Integration and the Temporal Binding Window in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kawakami, S., Uono, S., Otsuka, S., Yoshimura, S., Zhao, S., & Toichi, M., 2020
A functional but atypical self: Influence of self-relevant processing on the gaze cueing effect in autism spectrum disorder, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2018
The Influence of Self-Referential Processing on Attentional Orienting in Frontoparietal Networks, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Li, C., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2018
The Abnormality of Topological Asymmetry in Hemispheric Brain Anatomical Networks in Bipolar Disorder, Wang, B., Li, T., Zhou, M., Zhao, S., Niu, Y., Wang, X., Yan, T., Cao, R., Xiang, J., & Li, D., 2018
Everything has Its Time: Narrow Temporal Windows are Associated with High Levels of Autistic Traits Via Weaknesses in Multisensory Integration, Kawakami, S., Uono, S., Otsuka, S., Zhao, S., & Toichi, M., 2020
Atypical Gaze Cueing Pattern in a Complex Environment in Individuals with ASD, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., Kubota, Y., & Toichi, M., 2017
Human cortical activity evoked by contextual processing in attentional orienting, Zhao, S., Li, C., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2017
Emotion Perception Mediates the Predictive Relationship Between Verbal Ability and Functional Outcome in High-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Otsuka, S., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., Zhao, S., & Toichi, M., 2017
Target object moderation of attentional orienting by gazes or arrows, Yan, T., Zhao, S., Uono, S., Bi, X., Tian, A., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2016
Self make-up: the influence of self-referential processing on attention orienting, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2015
Is impaired joint attention present in non-clinical individuals with high autistic traits?, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2015
Attention orienting by eye gaze and arrows reveals flexibility to environmental changes, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2014
Can gaze-cueing be helpful for detecting sound in autism spectrum disorder?, Zhao, S., Uono, S., Yoshimura, S., & Toichi, M., 2013