https://xinlin-yang.github.io/HomeHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)enhttps://xinlin-yang.github.io/media/sharing.pnghttps://xinlin-yang.github.io/https://xinlin-yang.github.io/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://xinlin-yang.github.io/about/<h1 id="about">About</h1> <h2 id="education">Education</h2> <p>2023–2026, M.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences</p> <p>2018–2023, B.S. in Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University</p> <h2 id="research-experiences">Research Experiences</h2> <!-- Edit content using shortcode parameters and plain Markdown below. One research-lab group shares its institution and URL across multiple roles. The text between each research-role pair is the Research Topics text. --> <section class="research-lab" aria-label="Vision and Attention Lab"> <h3 class="lab-heading"><a href="http://vision.psych.ac.cn/">Vision and Attention Lab</a><span class="lab-institution">, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences</span></h3> <div class="lab-positions"><section class="research-role" aria-label="Research Assistant"> <h4 class="role-heading"><span class="role-dates">08/2026 – Present</span> <span class="role-title">Research Assistant</span></h4> <dl class="role-details"> <div class="research-line"><dt>Advisor:</dt><dd>Prof.</dd></div> <div class="research-line"><dt>Research Topics:</dt><dd>object representation, motion processing, multisensory integration, subcortical processing</dd></div> </dl> </section> <section class="research-role" aria-label="Graduate Student Researcher"> <h4 class="role-heading"><span class="role-dates">08/2023 – 06/2026</span> <span class="role-title">Graduate Student Researcher</span></h4> <dl class="role-details"> <div class="research-line"><dt>Advisors:</dt><dd>Prof. , Prof.</dd></div> <div class="research-line"><dt>Research Topics:</dt><dd>animacy perception, biological motion, motion analysis, naturalistic stimuli</dd></div> </dl> </section> </div> </section> <section class="research-lab" aria-label="Memory and Emotion Lab"> <h3 class="lab-heading"><a href="https://sysumelab.com/">Memory and Emotion Lab</a><span class="lab-institution">, Sun Yat-sen University</span></h3> <div class="lab-positions"><section class="research-role" aria-label="Undergraduate Research Assistant"> <h4 class="role-heading"><span class="role-dates">03/2021 – 06/2023</span> <span class="role-title">Undergraduate Research Assistant</span></h4> <dl class="role-details"> <div class="research-line"><dt>Advisor:</dt><dd>Prof.</dd></div> <div class="research-line"><dt>Research Topics:</dt><dd>visual working memory, free recall, long-term memory, serial dependence</dd></div> </dl> </section> </div> </section>https://xinlin-yang.github.io/publications/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://xinlin-yang.github.io/publications/<h1 id="publications">Publications</h1> <h2 id="peer-reviewed-journal-articles">Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles</h2> <p># equally contributed; * corresponding author</p> <p class="publication-title">Understanding biological motion through the lens of animate motion processing</p> <p>Shen, L.#, <strong>Yang, X.</strong>#, Jiang, Y., Wang, Y.*</p> <p>2025. <em>Frontiers in Psychology</em>, 16, 1630742.</p> <p> </p> <p class="publication-title">Seeing life in motion: Animacy perception across species revealed by adaptation</p> <p>Huang, M., <strong>Yang, X.</strong>, Yang, G., Shen, L., Hu, Z., Wang, Y.*, Jiang, Y.</p> <p>2026. <em>Cognition</em>, 274, 106538.</p> <p> </p> <h2 id="conference-presentations">Conference Presentations</h2> <p class="publication-title">Multi-level motion features drive animacy perception from biological motion</p> <p><strong>Yang, X.</strong>, Huang, M., Jiang, Y., Wang, Y.*</p> <p>2026. <em>Annual Conference on General and Experimental Psychology, Chinese Psychological Society</em>. .</p>