Dr. Yuanwei YAO
Assistant Professor
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Psychology), 2022, Freie Universität Berlin
M.Sc. (Psychology), 2018, Beijing Normal University
B.Sc. (Psychology), 2015, Beijing Normal University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Decision-making: Neural and cognitive processes related to various decision situations (e.g., monetary and social), using a combination of behavioral experiments, neuroimaging, meta-analysis, and computational modeling.
Internet Psychology: Effects of internet use on human cognition. My previous research focused on decision-making and reward processing deficits in internet use disorders.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Yao, Y. W., Song, K. R., Schuck, N. W., Li, X., Fang, X. Y., Zhang, J. T., Heekeren, H. R., & Bruckner, R. (2023). The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex is involved in subjective value representation across effort-based and risky decision-making. NeuroImage, 279, 120326.
Yao, Y. W., Zhang, J. T., Fang, X. Y., Liu, L., & Potenza, M. N. (2022). Reward‐related decision‐making deficits in internet gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 117, 19-32.
Lopez-Gamundi, P*., Yao, Y. W*., Chong, T. T., Heekeren, H. R., Herrero, E. M., & Pallares, J. M. (2021). The neural basis of effort valuation: A meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 131, 1275-1287.
Yao, Y. W., Liu, L., Worhunsky, P. D., Lichenstein, S., Ma, S. S., Yang, S., Zhang, J. T., & Yip, S. W. (2020). Is monetary reward processing altered in drug-naïve youth with a behavioral addiction? Findings from internet gaming disorder. NeuroImage: Clinical, 26, 102202.
Yao, Y. W*., Chen, P. R*., Li, C. R., Hare, T. A., Li, S., Zhang, J. T., Liu, L., Ma, S. S., & Fang, X. Y. (2017). Combined reality therapy and mindfulness meditation decrease intertemporal decisional impulsivity in young adults with Internet gaming disorder. Computers in Human Behavior, 68, 210-216.
RESEARCH LABORATORY
Addiction, Cyberpsychology & Choice (ACC) Lab
RESEARCH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We are looking for motivated students. Please get in touch with Dr. Yao if you are interested in joining us.
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