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Mingxia Zhang
Psychology CAS
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Motivation
Learning
Memory
Neural Mechanisms
Reward
Autonomy
Curiosity
Language
Reading
Cognition
Areas of Focus
- Impact of motivation on learning and memory and its neural mechanisms
- Influence of reward, autonomy, curiosity on learning and memory and its neural mechanisms
- Neural mechanisms of language and reading
Work Experience
- 2014-Now - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Professor
- 2011-2013 - University of California, Irvine, U.S - Visiting student
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010-2014 Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience: Beijing Normal University
- 2007-2010 M.S.D. in Developmental and Educational Psychology: Beijing Normal University
- 2002-2006 B.A. in English Major: Sichuan International Studies University
Publications
- Reward-driven attention alters perceived salience, Qin, N., Gu, R., Xue, J., Chen, C., & Zhang, M., 2021
- The Bright and Dark Sides of Performance-Dependent Monetary Rewards: Evidence From Visual Perception Tasks, Qin, N., Xue, J., Chen, C., & Zhang, M., 2020
- Language-general and -specific white matter microstructural bases for reading, Zhang, M., Chen, C., Xue, G., Lu, Z. L., Mei, L., Xue, H., . . . Dong, Q., 2014
- Resting-state functional connectivity and reading abilities in first and second languages, Zhang, M., Li, J., Chen, C., Xue, G., Lu, Z., Mei, L., . . . Dong, Q., 2013
- The contribution of the left mid-fusiform cortical thickness to Chinese and English reading in a large Chinese sample, Zhang, M., Li, J., Chen, C., Mei, L., Xue, G., Lu, Z., . . . Dong, Q., 2013
