Areas of Focus
- Cognitive and neural mechanisms of Chinese reading and writing development
- Mechanisms and treatment methods for Chinese developmental language disorders (dyslexia, stuttering)
- Neural mechanisms and digital therapy development for comorbidity of dyslexia and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Work Experience
- 2022.7-present - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2019.2-2022.7 - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2017.2-2019.2 - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013.9-2016.7 Doctorate: University of Hong Kong
- 2008.9-2011.7 Master's: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2004.9-2008.7 Bachelor's: Southwest University
Publications
- Lateralized Functional Connectivity of the Sensorimotor Cortex and its Variations During Complex Visuomotor Tasks, Yang, Y., Li, J., Zhao, K., Tam, F., Graham, S. J., Xu, M., & Zhou, K., 2024
- Functional brain networks underlying the interaction between central and peripheral processes involved in Chinese handwriting in children and adults, Li, J., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, N., Ji, Y., Wei, T., ... & Yang, Y., 2023
- Differences in brain functional networks for audiovisual integration during reading between children and adults, Li, J., Yang, Y., Viñas‐Guasch, N., Yang, Y., & Bi, H. Y., 2023
- Personality traits modulate the neural responses to handwriting processing, Yang, Y., Li, J., Zhang, J., Zhou, K., Kao, H. S., Bi, H. Y., & Xu, M., 2022
- The brain basis of handwriting deficits in Chinese children with developmental dyslexia, Yang, Y., Zuo, Z., Tam, F., Graham, S. J., Li, J., Ji Y., Meng Z., Gu, C., Bi, H.Y., Ou, J., & Xu, M., 2021
- Neuroanatomical correlates of self-awareness of highly practiced visuomotor skills, Li, J., Lin, Z., Tao, R. Min, Xu., Kong, S., Bi, H.Y & Yang, Yang., 2021
- Functional brain networks underlying automatic and controlled handwriting in Chinese, Li, J., Hong, L., Bi, H. Y., & Yang, Y., 2021
- Men and women differ in the neural basis of handwriting, Yang, Y., Tam, F., Graham, S. J., Sun, G., Li, J., Gu, C., Zuo, Z., 2020
- Abnormal neural response to phonological working memory demands in persistent developmental stuttering, Yang, Y., Jia, F., Fox, P. T., Siok, W. T., & Tan, L. H., 2019
- The role of anxiety in stuttering: evidence from functional connectivity, Yang, Y., Jia, F., Siok, W. T., & Tan, L. H., 2017