Prof. John Xuexin ZHANG
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Princeton

Research Interests

Dr. Zhang obtained his BA in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1994 and his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Princeton University in 1999. He then did postdoctoral research at Yale University and Hong Kong University before joining the Chinese University of Hong Kong . His research field is in cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology. He uses both behavioral and brain imaging methods (including functional MRI and ERP) to investigate the neural mechanism of basic cognitive processes involved in attention, memory, and language. He collaborates closely with researchers from mainland China institutions, including the Institute of Psychology of China , the National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning in Beijing Normal University , and South China Normal University . He has a research base in the Medical College of Shantou University where he serves as the Vice Director of the Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Imaging of the Guangdong Province of China.

Representative Publications

• Du, Y., Xiao, Z. W., Song, Y., Fan, S., Wu, R., Zhang, J. X. (2008). An electrophysiological signature for proactive interference resolution in working memory. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 69, 107-111.

  Wang, Z. X, Xiao, Z. W, Liang, C. Y., Zhang, J. X. (in press). Verbal working memory deficits in abstinent heroin abusers. Acta Neuropsychiatrica.

  Leung, K. K., Lee, T., Xiao, Z. W., Wang, Z. X., Zhang, J. X., Yip, P., Li, L. (in press). Neural activities for negative priming with affective stimuli: An fMRI study. Neuroscience Letters.
   
  Wang, S., Zhu, Z., Zhang, J. X., Wang, Z. X., Xiao, Z. W., Xiang, H., Chen, H. C. (2008) Broca’s area plays a role in syntactic processing during Chinese reading comprehension, Neuropsychologia, 46, 1371-1378.
  　
  Lin, C. Y., Xiao, Z. W., Shen, L., Zhang, J. X., Weng, X. C. (2007). Similar brain activation patterns for writing logographic and phonetic symbols in Chinese. NeuroReport, 18(15), 1621-1625.

  Lee, T., Zhang, J. X., et al. (2006). Age-related differences in response regulation as revealed by functional MRI. Brain Research, 1076, 171-176.

  Xiao, Z. W., Lee, T., Zhang, J. X., et al. (2006). Thirsty heroin addicts show different fMRI activations when exposed to water-related and drug-related cues. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 83(2):157-62.

  Xiao, Z. W., Zhang, J. X., et al. (2005). Differential activity in left inferior frontal
  gyrus for pseudo and real words: An event-related fMRI study on auditory lexical
  decision. Human Brain Mapping, 25, 212-221.

  Zhou, B., Zhang, J. X., et al. (2004). Spatial congruence in working memory: an ERP study. NeuroReport, 15(18), 2795-2799.

  Zhang, J. X., Feng, C. M., et al. (2004). Is left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) a general mechanism for working memory selection? NeuroImage, 23(2), 596-603.

  Zhang, J. X., Zhuang, J., et al. (2004). Semantic processing of Chinese in left inferior prefrontal cortex studied with reversible words. NeuroImage, 23(3), 975-982.

  Leung, H. C., & Zhang, J. X. (2004). Frontal and parietal activation in discrimination of target/non-target stimuli in spatial working memory. NeuroImage, 23(3), 1013-1019.

  Spinks, J. A., Zhang, J. X., et al. (2004). More workload on the central executive, less attentional capture by novel visual distractors: Evidence from an fMRI study. NeuroImage, 23(2), 517-524

  Zhang, J. X., & Johnson, M. K. (2004). A memory-based, Simon-like, spatial congruence effect: Evidence for persisting spatial codes. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 57A(3), 419-436.

  Olson, I. R., Zhang, J. X., et al. (2004). Preserved spatial memory over brief intervals in older adults. Psychology and Aging, 19(2), 310-317.

  Zhang, J. X., Leung, H. C., et al. (2003). Frontal activations associated with accessing and evaluating information in working memory: An fMRI study. NeuroImage, 20, 1531-1539.

   

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Courses

Current Academic Year

• PSY3190 Physiological Psychology
• PSY5000 Major Psychological Approaches
• PSY5031 Seminar in Perception and Learning