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Nihong Chen
Social Science
Tsinghua University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Vision
Attention
Perceptual Learning
Cortical Plasticity
Psychophysics
Fmri
Tms
Neuroscience
Visual Cortex
Cognitive Psychology
Areas of Focus
- Vision
- Attention
- Perceptual Learning
- Cortical Plasticity
- Psychophysics
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Work Experience
- 2019-Present - Tsinghua University - Associate Professor (tenure-track)
- 2017-2019 - University of Southern California - Research Scientist
- 2015-2017 - University of Southern California - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010-2015 Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology: Peking University
- 2006-2010 Bachelor's in Psychology and Arts: Peking University
- Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Publications
- Learning improves peripheral vision via enhanced cortico-cortical communications, Cui Y., Lu X., Kwon M., Chen N., 2023
- Seeing in Crowds: Averaging first, then Max, Lu X., Jiang R., Song M., Wu Y., Ge Y., Chen N., 2024
- Mesoscale functional organization and connectivity of color, disparity, and naturalistic texture in human second visual area, Ai H., Lin W., Liu C., Chen N., Zhang P., 2024
- Context-dependent attentional spotlight in pulvinar-V1 interaction, Chen N., Ai, H., Lu X., 2023
- A “Bandwidth” in cortical representations of multiple faces, Ai H., Cui Y., Chen N., 2023
- Cue-triggered activity replay in human early visual cortex, Lu J., Luo L., Wang Q., Fang F., Chen N., 2021
- Cortical reorganization of peripheral vision induced by simulated central vision loss, Chen N., Shin K., Millin R., Song Y., Kwon M., Tjan B., 2019
- Contextual-dependent attention modulation on crowded orientation signals in human visual cortex, Chen N., Bao P., Tjan B., 2018
- Neural mechanisms of motion perceptual learning in noise, Chen N., Lu J., Shao H., Weng X., Fang F., 2017
- Perceptual learning modifies the functional specializations of visual cortical areas, Chen N., Cai P., Zhou T., Thompson B., Fang F., 2016
- Sharpened cortical tuning and enhanced cortico-cortical communication contribute to the long-term neural mechanisms of visual motion perceptual learning, Chen N., Bi T., Zhou T., Li S., Liu Z., Fang F., 2015
- Visual statistical learning of naturalistic textures, Cheng S., Ai H., Ge Y., Luo Y., Chen N., 2023
- Effects of daily training amount on visual motion perceptual learning, Song Y., Chen N., Fang F., 2021
- Functional specialization in human dorsal pathway for stereoscopic depth processing, Chen N., Chen Z., Fang, F., 2020
- Multi-stage cortical plasticity induced by visual contrast learning, Xi J., Zhang P., Jia W., Chen N., Yang J., Wang G., Huang C., 2020
- The crowded window of object recognition revealed by cortical population codes, Ai H., Chen N., 2020
- Global versus local: double dissociation between MT+ and V3A in motion processing revealed using continuous theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation, Cai P., Chen N., Zhou T., Thompson B., Fang F., 2014
- Tilt aftereffect from orientation discrimination learning, Chen N., Fang F., 2011
- Learning to discriminate face views, Bi T., Chen N., Weng Q., He D., Fang F., 2010
- 双眼视差的神经机制与知觉学习效应, 王葛彤, 席洁, 陈霓虹, 黄昌兵, 2021
- 视觉学习与成人大脑的可塑性, 陈霓虹，方方, 2015
