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Wanying Zhao
Psychology CAS
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Gestures
Speech
Integration
Brain
Compensation
Disorders
Development
Embodied Cognition
Mechanisms
Linguistic
Areas of Focus
- Impact of gestures on speech information and its integration in the brain
- Compensatory mechanisms of gestures for speech disorders
- Developmental mechanisms of speech under embodied cognition theory
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007.09-2011.06 Bachelor in Applied Psychology: Chengde Medical College
- 2011.09-2014.06 Master in Basic Psychology: Zhengzhou University
- 2014.09-2017.12 PhD in Psychology: University of Hull
Publications
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation over left inferior frontal and posterior temporal cortex disrupts gesture-speech integration., Wanying Zhao; Kevin Riggs; Igor Schindler; Henning Holle, 2018
Awards
- Best Poster at 'The Role of Gesture in the Linguistic and Cognitive Process' Forum
