Areas of Focus
- Physiological and psychological mechanisms of pain chronicity
- Analgesic effects and mechanisms of non-invasive neuromodulation techniques
- Cognitive neural mechanisms of pain empathy
Work Experience
- 2015-01 to 2015-07 - Edge Hill University - Research Assistant
- 2016-01 to 2018-05 - Southwest University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2018-06 to 2019-05 - Shenzhen H&T Home Online Network Technology Co., Ltd. - Experimental Researcher
- 2019-06 to 2023-02 - Shenzhen University - Associate Researcher
- 2023-03 to Present - Shenzhen University - Assistant Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-09 to 2007-07 Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Medicine: Shantou University Medical College
- 2008-09 to 2009-12 Master's Degree in Psychology: University of Liverpool
- 2010-09 to 2014-12 PhD in Psychology: University of Liverpool
- Hosted and participated in over 10 national and provincial research projects
- Published over 20 SCI/EI indexed papers in important journals and international conferences
- Received 4 Chinese invention patents and 1 software copyright
Publications
- Transcranial random noise stimulation over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex attenuates pain expectation and perception, Li X., Yao J., Lin X., Chen S., Jin R., Peng W., 2022
- Aftereffects of alpha transcranial alternating current stimulation over the primary sensorimotor cortex on cortical processing of pain, Peng W., Zhan Y., Jin R., Lou W., Li X., 2022
- Ongoing first-hand pain facilitates somatosensory resonance but inhibits affective sharing in empathy for pain, Li X., Lou W., Zhang W., Tong R.K.Y., Hu L., Peng W., 2022
- Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on cold pain perception in healthy individuals, Li X., Lin X., Yao J., Chen S., Hu Y., Liu J., Jin R., 2022
- Analgesia induced by anodal tDCS and high-frequency tRNS over the motor cortex: Immediate and sustained effects on pain perception, Yao J., Li X., Zhang W., Lin X., Lyu X., Peng W., 2021
- Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Experimental Pain Perception: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Li X., Yao J., Zhang W., Chen S., Peng W., 2021
- Single dose testosterone administration enhances novelty responsiveness and short-term habituation in healthy males, Fang H., Li X., Zhang W., Fan B., Wu Y., Peng W., 2021
- The linkage between first-hand pain sensitivity and empathy for others' pain: attention matters, Li X., Liu Y., Ye Q., Lu X., Peng W., 2020
- The role of stress regulation on neural plasticity in pain chronification, Li X., Hu L., 2016