Areas of Focus
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Social Cognitive Neuroscience
- Decision Making and Neuroeconomics
- Social Cognition and Social Emotion
- Brain and Language Cognition
- Attention and Executive Control
Work Experience
- 1992-1998: Postdoctoral Research and Research Associate at Birkbeck College, University of London
- 1998-2000: Senior Research Associate at University of Cambridge, Department of Experimental Psychology
- 1995-1998: Associate Professor at Beijing Normal University, Department of Psychology
- 1998-present: Professor at Peking University, Department of Psychology (now School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences)
- 2008-2013: Chair of the Department of Psychology (now School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences) at Peking University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1978-1981: Attended Jiangsu Province Yangzhou High School
- 1981-1988: Studied at East China Normal University, obtained Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Psychology
- 1988-1992: Studied at University of Cambridge, obtained PhD
- 2001: Received 'China Youth Science and Technology Award'
- 2001: Named 'Beijing Model Teacher'
- 2004: Received 'First Prize of Higher Education Natural Science Award' from Ministry of Education
- 2008: Supervised doctoral student who won 'National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award'
- 2013: Named 'Distinguished Professor' by Ministry of Education
Awards
- China Youth Science and Technology Award (2001)
- Beijing Model Teacher (2001)
- First Prize of Higher Education Natural Science Award from Ministry of Education (2004)
- National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award (2008)
- Distinguished Professor by Ministry of Education (2013)