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Xiuyi Wang
Psychology CAS
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Semantic Flexibility
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Organization
Neural Mechanisms
Semantic Control
Memory
Cortex
Neuroimaging
Cognitive Processes
Semantic Retrieval
Areas of Focus
- Cognitive neural mechanisms of semantic flexibility extraction
- Organizational principles of the brain
Work Experience
- 2019.10-2021.10 - University of York - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2021.10-present - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007.09-2011.07 Bachelor: Henan Normal University
- 2012.09-2015.07 Master: Beijing Normal University
- 2016.10-2020.08 PhD: University of York
Publications
- Both default mode and multiple-demand regions represent goal information., Wang, X., Gao, Z., Smallwood, J., Jefferies, E., 2021
- Semantic cognition: semantic memory and semantic control., Jefferies, E., Wang, X., 2021
- A gradient from long-term memory to novel cognition: transitions through default mode to executive cortex., Wang, X., Margulies, D., Smallwood, J., Jefferies, E., 2020
- The structural basis of semantic control: Evidence from individual differences in cortical thickness., Wang, X., Bernhardt, B. C., Karapanagiotidis, T., De Caso, I., Alam, T. R. D. J. G., Cotter, Z., ... & Jefferies, E., 2018
- Knowing what you need to know in advance: The neural processes underpinning flexible semantic retrieval of thematic and taxonomic relations., Zhang, M., Varga, D., Wang, X., Krieger-Redwood, K., Gouws, A., Smallwood, J., & Jefferies, E., 2020
- Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex supports context-dependent prioritisation of off-task thought., Turnbull, A., Wang, H. T., Murphy, C., Ho, N. S. P., Wang, X., Sormaz, M., ... & Vatansever, D., 2019
- Individual variation in patterns of task focused, and detailed, thought are uniquely associated within the architecture of the medial temporal lobe., Ho, N. S. P., Wang, X., Vatansever, D., Margulies, D., Bernhardt, B., Jefferies, E., & Smallwood, J., 2019
- Distinct and Common Neural Coding of Semantic and Non-semantic Control Demands., Gao, Z., Zheng, L., Chiou, R., Gouws, A., Krieger-Redwood, K., Wang, X., Varga, D., Lambon Ralph, M., Smallwood, J., Jefferies, E., 2020
