Lab Welcome Back Party, Fall 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by admin Posted in NewsTagged Welcome Back Party

The Lab (from left to right): Ali Mehdizadeh, Xuanjun (Jason) Gong, Sophia Sarieva, Valerie Klein, Raymond Kang, Rachael Kee, Wenjun Liu, and Richard Huskey.

On October 14, the lab got together for brunch and a fun time at Bobby Dazzler’s Pumpkin Patch. We were briefly lost in the corn maze before Sophia lead us to the exit. After, we strolled the pumpkin patch and picked out our preferred gord.

This year, we’re proud to welcome two new members: Rachael Kee (first-year PhD student) and Wenjun Liu (visiting scholar). Here’s to a great 2022-2023 school year!

Valerie Klein’s ASPIRE Research Featured in the UC Davis News

Posted on July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 by admin Posted in NewsTagged ASPIRE

The UC Davis ASPIRE program, based in the Center for Mind and Brain, jump-starts undergraduate research by pairing first and second year students with faculty mentors. Valerie Klein’s ASPIRE research was recently featured in the UC Davis Letters and Sciences news.

Lab End of the Year Party, Spring 2023

Posted on June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 by admin Posted in NewsTagged End of the Year Party

The Lab (bottom left to right: Sophia Sarieva, Valerie Klein, Richard Huskey; top left to right: Ali Mehdizadeh, Raymond Kang) cheered on the Sacramento River Cats as they beat the Las Vegas Aviators 18 to 2. Thanks for a great year everyone! Have a great summer!

VALERIE KLEIN TO PRESENT AT ASPIRE SYMPOSIUM

Posted on June 9, 2023February 11, 2026 by admin Posted in NewsTagged ASPIRE

Valerie Klein will present research investigating inter-brain synchrony and its relationship with collaborative task performance at this year’s ASPIRE Symposium! In this study, novel participant pairs complete a naturalistic Augmented Reality Tangram task while wearing EEG headsets. Results show that increased pairwise inter-brain synchrony is associated with increased task performance.

The symposium (open to the public) begins at 5:30pm at the Center for Mind and Brain (267 Cousteau Pl, Davis, CA 95618). The full program includes a keynote by Dr. Seth Frey, student lectures, and poster presentations.

ICA23 Showcase

Posted on May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 by admin Posted in NewsTagged ica23

The lab is excited to share five presentations at ICA23 this year, including two projects that earned a Top Paper award. In addition, Richard is the Communication Science and Biology Chair; he will be overseeing events related to the interest group. Hope to see you at ICA!

Friday, May 26
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM; 4 – Yorkville West (Sheraton). Gong, X., Andrews, M., Weisman, W., Huskey, R., Peña, J., Klein, V., Sarieva, S., Kang, R., Schmälzle, R., & Hancock, J. Intersubject Synchrony and Collaborative Task Performance: A Hyperscanning Paradigm Using AR Tangram and the Muse EEG.

3:00 – 4:15 PM; 2 – Churchill (Sheraton). Gong, X. BLUE SKY BIG IDEAS SESSION: Media Entertainment as an Authentic Field of Study: 21st Century Answers to Age-Old Questions.

Saturday, May 27
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM; 2 – Kent (Sheraton). Wang, P., Huskey, R., & Weber, R. Is Entering ‘Flow’ Related to an Increase or Decrease in Brain Connectivity? A Replication Study With Implications for the Synchronization Theory of Flow

Sunday, May 28
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM; M – Willow East (Sheraton). Gong, X., & Huskey, R. Media Selection is Highly Predictable, in Principle. Top Paper.

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM; M – Willow East (Sheraton). Riggs, E., Huskey, R., Shulman, H., Lynch, T., Fisher, J., Mutialu, S. The Impact of Cognitive Load on Recognition for Health Narrative Information. Top Paper.