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

Address:	Rm 352, Sino Building,
	Department of Psychology,
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
	Shatin, New Territories,
	Hong Kong
Phone:	(852) 2609-6195
Fax:	(852) 2603-5019
E-mail:	jxzhang at psy.cuhk.edu.hk

Research

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

• W. Niu, J. X. Zhang, & Y. Yang (2007). Deductive reasoning and creativity: A cross-cultural study. Psychological Reports, 100, 509-519.
  

• Lee, T. M., 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. M., 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, 157-162..

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Zhang, J. X., Zhuang, J., Ma, L., & et al. (2004). Semantic processing of Chinese in left inferior prefrontal cortex studied with reversible words. NeuroImage, 23 (3), 975-82.

• 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.

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

Teaching

Courses

Current Academic Year

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