1989.09－1994.06　中国科学院上海生理研究所，神经生物学专业，博士


1984.09－1989.06　中国科学技术大学，生物物理学专业，学士

2012.08－现在　北京师范大学IDG/麦戈文脑科学研究院，院长


2011.12－现在　北京师范大学认知神经科学与学习国家重点实验室，主任


2007.06－现在　北京师范大学认知神经科学与学习国家重点实验室，教授


1999.06－2007.06　美国 Rockefeller 大学，研究助理教授


1996.07－1999.05　德国 Max-Planck 生物控制论研究所，访问学者


1994.09－1996.06　美国加州大学 Berkeley 分校，博士后

在猕猴执行各种视觉任务的过程中，记录和解码不同脑区神经元的活动，研究多层级、多线程、跨系统的神经信息加工和交互过程，重点关注以下问题：（1）局部图像信息如何在多层级视皮层环路中进行整合和分割，从而形成我们对全局图形的感知；（2）由前额叶和杏仁核等脑区介导的认知和情绪因素如何动态调控视皮层神经元的反应特性，从而有效提取图象中与行为密切相关的信息；（3）学习训练如何优化神经编码和解码过程，从而提高个体的视觉感知分辨能力。

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