1999-2004: Ph.D., Psychology, Beijing Normal University


1995-1999: B.A., Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University

2011-present: Professor, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University


2008-2010: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California


2007-2008: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California


2004-2007: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

Professor Gui Xue mainly studies the cognitive and neural mechanisms of human learning and memory, using various neuroimaging methods and deep learning techniques to reveal the structure of human cognitive ability, the mechanism of effective learning, and the dynamic and interactive nature of human memory. He has developed the theory of neural pattern reinstatement for effective learning, and has been committed to applying the latest findings to the assessment and improvement of primary and secondary school students' learning ability, selections and training of talents, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. He has hosted or co-hosted the key programs of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC; 2011,2018), the 973 Program, the NSFC and the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) joint project, the NSFC and the German Research Foundation (DFG) joint project. He has published more than 100 influential papers in international SCI journals such as Science, PNAS, Trends in Cognitive Science, Science Advances, Nature Communications, Current Biology, eLife, Journal of Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex and so on. He was selected as the Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researchers (2019,2020) in psychology, selected as Changjiang Distinguished Professor of Ministry of Education (2012), and he obtained the first prize of natural science of Ministry of Education (2013,2019).

1. Liu, J., Zhang, H., Yu, T., Ren, L., Ni, D., Yang, Q., ... & Xue, G. (2021). Transformative neural representations support long-term episodic memory. Science advances, 7(41), eabg9715.

2. Liu, C., Ye, Z., Chen, C., Axmacher, N., & Xue, G. (2021). Hippocampal Representations of Event Structure and Temporal Context during Episodic Temporal Order Memory. Cerebral Cortex.

3. Sheng, J., Zhang, L., Feng, J., Liu, J., Li, A., Chen, W., ... & Xue, G. (2021). The coupling of BOLD signal variability and degree centrality underlies cognitive functions and psychiatric diseases. NeuroImage, 237, 118187.

4. Liu, J., Zhang, H., Yu, T., Ni, D., Ren, L., Yang, Q., ... & Xue, G. (2020). Stable maintenance of multiple representational formats in human visual short-term memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(51), 32329-32339.

5. Xiao, X., Zhou, Y., Liu, J., Ye, Z., Yao, L., Zhang, J., ... & Xue, G. (2020). Individual-specific and shared representations during episodic memory encoding and retrieval. NeuroImage, 217, 116909.

6. Feng, J., Chen, C., Cai, Y., Ye, Z., Feng, K., Liu, J., ... & Xue, G. (2020). Partitioning heritability analyses unveil the genetic architecture of human brain multidimensional functional connectivity patterns. Human brain mapping, 41(12), 3305-3317.

7. Ye, Z., Shi, L., Li, A., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2020). Retrieval practice facilitates memory updating by enhancing and differentiating medial prefrontal cortex representations. Elife, 9, e57023.

8. Feng, K., Zhao, X., Liu, J., Cai, Y., Ye, Z., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2019). Spaced learning enhances episodic memory by increasing neural pattern similarity across repetitions. Journal of Neuroscience, 39(27), 5351-5360.

9. Zhu, B., Chen, C., Shao, X., Liu, W., Ye, Z., Zhuang, L., ... & Xue, G. (2019). Multiple interactive memory representations underlie the induction of false memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(9), 3466-3475.

10. Cai, Y., Urgolites, Z., Wood, J., Chen, C., Li, S., Chen, A., & Xue, G. (2018). Distinct neural substrates for visual short‐term memory of actions. Human brain mapping, 39(10), 4119-4133.

11. Zheng, L., Gao, Z., Xiao, X., Ye, Z., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2018). Reduced fidelity of neural representation underlies episodic memory decline in normal aging. Cerebral Cortex, 28(7), 2283-2296.

12. Xue, G. (2018). The neural representations underlying human episodic memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(6), 544-561.

13. Zhao, L., Chen, C., Shao, L., Wang, Y., Xiao, X., Chen, C., ... & Xue, G. (2017). Orthographic and phonological representations in the fusiform cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 27(11), 5197-5210.

14. Li, S., Cai, Y., Liu, J., Li, D., Feng, Z., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2017). Dissociated roles of the parietal and frontal cortices in the scope and control of attention during visual working memory. Neuroimage, 149, 210-219.

15. Xiao, X., Dong, Q., Gao, J., Men, W., Poldrack, R. A., & Xue, G. (2017). Transformed neural pattern reinstatement during episodic memory retrieval. Journal of Neuroscience, 37(11), 2986-2998.

16. Wang, Q., Chen, C., Cai, Y., Li, S., Zhao, X., Zheng, L., ... & Xue, G. (2016). Dissociated neural substrates underlying impulsive choice and impulsive action. NeuroImage, 134, 540-549.

17. Ye, Z., Zhu, B., Zhuang, L., Lu, Z., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2016). Neural global pattern similarity underlies true and false memories. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(25), 6792-6802.

18. Lu, Y., Wang, C., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2015). Spatiotemporal neural pattern similarity supports episodic memory. Current Biology, 25(6), 780-785.

19. Wang, Q., Luo, S., Monterosso, J., Zhang, J., Fang, X., Dong, Q., & Xue, G. (2014). Distributed value representation in the medial prefrontal cortex during intertemporal choices. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(22), 7522-7530.

20. He, Q., Xue, G., Chen, C., Chen, C., Lu, Z. L., & Dong, Q. (2013). Decoding the neuroanatomical basis of reading ability: a multivoxel morphometric study. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(31), 12835-12843.

21. Xue, G., Dong, Q., Chen, C., Lu, Z. L., Mumford, J. A., & Poldrack, R. A. (2013). Complementary role of frontoparietal activity and cortical pattern similarity in successful episodic memory encoding. Cerebral Cortex, 23(7), 1562-1571.

22. Xue, G., Juan, C. H., Chang, C. F., Lu, Z. L., & Dong, Q. (2012). Lateral prefrontal cortex contributes to maladaptive decisions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(12), 4401-4406.