Areas of Focus
- Cognitive processing mechanisms of human attention and working memory
- Perceptual processing mechanisms in individual space
- Cognitive and neural mechanisms of visual aesthetics
- Human ergonomics: gesture interaction, hand-eye coordination, multitasking, workload, product usability and aesthetic design evaluation
- Emotional and cognitive processing mechanisms in depression, development of assessment and identification tools
Work Experience
- 2015-present - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2011-2015 - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2010-2011 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-2010 Ph.D.: Washington University in St. Louis
- 2002-2005 Master's: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1998-2002 Bachelor's: Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University
Publications
- An auditory hand-proximity effect: The auditory Simon effect is enhanced near the hands., Wang, X., Du, S., Zhang, K. & Du, F., 2021
- Prolonged subjective duration near the hands: Effects of hand proximity on temporal reproduction., Qi,Y. Wang, X. He, X. & Du, F., 2019
- Color-relation-based capture occurs globally., Hua, H., Zhang, J., Li, Y., & Du, F., 2019
- Impaired conflict monitoring near the hands: Neurophysiological evidence., Wang, X., Du, F.*, Hopfinger, J. & Zhang, K., 2018
- Exogenous vs. endogenous attention: Shifting the balance of fronto-parietal activity., Meyer, K., Du, F., Parks, E. & Hopfinger, J., 2018
- Emotional processing is enhanced in peri-hand space., Du, F.*, Wang, X., Abrams, R. & Zhang, K., 2017
- Feature-based attention is functionally distinct from relation-based attention: The double dissociation between color-based capture and color-relation-based capture of attention., Du, F. *& Jiao, J., 2016
- Identifying risky drivers with simulated driving., Yuan, Y., Du, F., Qu, W. Zhao, W. & Zhang, K., 2016
- Social comparison modulates reward-driven attentional capture., Jiao, J., Du, F. *, He, X. & Zhang, K., 2015
- Enhanced spatial stimulus-response mapping near the hands:The Simon effect is modulated by hand-stimulus proximity., Wang, X., Du, F. *, He, X.,&Zhang, K., 2014
- Hold the future, Let the past go: Attention prefers the features of future targets., Du, F.*, Zhang, K.&Abrams, R. A., 2014
- Attention, peri-personal perception, and visual displays in space., Du, F. *, Ge, Y., Qu, W., Sun., X., Wu, J., Zhang, K., & Zhang, L., 2014
- Predicting performance in manually controlled rendezvous and docking through spatial abilities., Wang, C., Tian, Y.*,Chen, S.,Tian, Z., Jiang, T.,Du, F. *, 2014
- On the automaticity of contingent capture: disruption caused by the attentional blink., Du, F. *Yang, J., Yin, Y., Zhang, K. & Abrams, R. A., 2013
- Effects of Personality on Risky Driving Behavior and Accident Involvement for Chinese Drivers., Yang, J., Du, F. *, Qu, W., Gong, Z.& Sun, X., 2013
- Out of control: Attentional selection for orientation is thwarted by properties of the underlying neural mechanisms., Du, F.* & Abrams, R. A., 2012
- Endogenous orienting is reduced during the attentional blink., Du, F.*& Abrams, R. A., 2010
- Visual field asymmetry in attentional capture., Du, F.*&Abrams, R. A., 2010
- Synergy of stimulus-driven salience and goal-driven prioritization: Evidence from the spatial blink., Du, F*. &Abrams, R. A., 2008
- Altered vision near the hands., Abrams, R. A., Davoli, C. C., Du, F., Knapp, W. J., & Paull, D., 2008