We’re At APS 2024!

The lab is excited to share two presentations at APS24 this year. Hope to see you there!

Kee, R.; Jantzen, K.; Hahn, A. Does Cleft Lip/’Palate Repair Surgery Restore Normal Neural Processing for Infant Faces? Poster Session I, Number I-119; May 23, 7:30 – 8:30pm. Download the poster.

Huskey, R.; Gong., X.; Ulusoy, E.; Riggs, E.; Kee, R.; Coronel, J.; Eden, A.; Boydstun, A. Drift Diffusion Modeling Shows That Preferential Evidence Accumulation Governs News Selection. Poster Session, IX, Number IX-47; May 26, 9:00 – 10:00am. Download the poster.

Congratulations to Dr. Xuanjun (Jason) Gong!

On May 20, 2024, Dr. Xuanjun (Jason) Gong successfully defended his dissertation titled “Individual Curiosity Modulates Structured and Directed Exploration in Sequential Book Selection.” In Fall, Dr. Gong will start his career as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication & Journalism at Texas A&M University. Way to go, Dr. Gong!!

Lab’s VR & Working Memory Research Featured In UC Davis News Release

The lab, in conjunction with the Human Development and Media Lab is running a study at the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity that investigates how children learn in virtual reality. The project resulted in a news release from The Student Researcher. The release heavily features lab members Allyson Snyder (project lead) and Valerie Klein (researcher). The project is, as of this writing, also featured on the landing page at https://www.ucdavis.edu/.

NCA23 Showcase

The lab is excited to share two presentations at NCA23 this year. Hope to see you at NCA!

Saturday, November 18:
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM; Annapolis 2 – Hotel, Ballroom Level. Gong, X. & Huskey, R. Mechanisms of People’s Book Reading: Exploration and Reinforcement Learning.
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM; Annapolis 2 – Hotel, Ballroom Level. Gong, X. & Huskey, R. Media Multitasking as an Exploratory (vs. Explotive) Behavior.

Lab Welcome Back Party, Fall 2023

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!