Yadan Li, Doctor of Developmental and Educational Psychology; Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Shaanxi Normal University; Visiting Scholar in University of Hong Kong. She mainly engaged in research on the cognitive and neural mechanism of of creative thinking, interpersonal and intrapersonal evaluations of creative ideas (cognitive and neural mechanisms), the development of creativity and training with digital intelligence as well as the neural plasticity of creative thinking. As of January 2025, she published 65 academic papers in peer-reviewed journals and 2 academic books. She is the principal investigator of 20 research projects and is the co-investigator of 21 research projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Foundation of China, and so on. Besides, she served as the editorial board member of the academic journals BMC Psychology (SSCI Q1) Sage Open (SSCI Q1), Psycho-Oncologie (SCI Q4), and the review editor of Frontiers in Psychology, as well as the reviewer of many prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, British Journal of Educational Technology, Human Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex and Science Bulletin. She was awarded the first prize in outstanding achievement award of humanities and social science research in Shaanxi universities.

E-mail：liyadan@snnu.edu.cn

ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yadan-Li-2

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE:

(1) September 2013~June 2016

Doctor of Psychology in Department of Psychology, Southwest University, Supervisor: Professor Qinglin Zhang

(2) September 2010~June 2013

Master of Psychology in Department of Psychology, Southwest University, Supervisor: Professor Qinglin Zhang

(3) September 2006~June 2010

Bachelor of Psychology in Department of Psychology, Southwest University, Supervisor: Professor Yong Zheng

CAREER EXPERIENCE:

(1) December 2024~present

Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Professor

(2) December 2019~December 2024

Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Research Associate Professor

(3) February 2019~February 2020

Laboratory of Educational Neuroscience, University of Hong Kong, Visiting Scholar

(4) July 2016~December 2019

Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Assistant Professor

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

1. January 2018~December 2020, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31700976), Principal Investigator.

2. July 2017~July 2020, Humanity and Social Science Youth Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 17XJC190002), Principal Investigator.

3. September 2022~September 2025, Humanity and Social Science Youth Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 22XJC190001), Principal Investigator.

4. December 2017~December 2019, Social Science Fund Project of Shaanxi (No. 2017P005), Principal Investigator.

5. June 2018~June 2020, China Post-doctoral Science Foundation (No. 2018T111009), Principal Investigator.

6. November 2017~December 2018, China Post-doctoral Science Foundation (No. 2017M623099), Principal Investigator.

7. January 2022~December 2023, Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi (No. 2022JQ-156), Principal Investigator.

8. October 2024~October 2026, Social Science Fund Project of Shaanxi (No. 2024P054), Principal Investigator.

9. December 2017~December 2020, Shaanxi Post-doctoral Science Foundation (No. 2017BSHEDZZ128), Principal Investigator.

10. April 2021~December 2021, Research Program Funds of the Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University (No. 2021-05-044-BZPK01), Principal Investigator.

11. September 2021~September 2022, Research Project of Graduate Education and Teaching Reform of Shaanxi Normal University (No. GERP-21-19), Principal Investigator.

12. May 2022~May 2023, Shaanxi Provincial Research Project on Major Theoretical and Practical Issues in Philosophy and Social Sciences (No. 2023QN1133), Principal Investigator.

13. July 2024~July 2025, Research Program Funds of the Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University (No. 2024-05-044-BZK01), Principal Investigator.

14. December 2023~December 2025, Shaanxi Teacher Development Research Program (No. 2023JSQ013), Principal Investigator.

15. January 2020~December 2021, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. GK202003091), Principal Investigator.

16. January 2017~January 2019, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. GK201703070), Principal Investigator.

17. March 2015~April 2017, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. SWU1509338), Principal Investigator.

18. June 2023~April 2026, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2023BFXM005), Principal Investigator.

19. July 2024~ July 2026, Research Project on the Belt and Road Initiative at Shaanxi Normal University (No. 24YDYLZ001), Principal Investigator.

20. June 2024~ May 2026, Theoretical research and practical exploration of applying artificial intelligence to parent-child education (Enterprise commissioned project), Principal Investigator.

21. January 2022~December 2026, National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 21&ZD312), Co-investigator.

22. September 2023~September 2026, National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 23BYY189), Co-investigator.

23. June 2017~June 2020, National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 17CTJ014), Co-investigator.

24. January 2018~December 2020, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31700945), Co-investigator.

25. January 2019~December 2022, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31871118), Co-investigator.

26. January 2015~December 2017, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31400960), Co-investigator.

27. March 2019~December 2021, Humanity and Social Science Youth foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No. 19YJC190007), Co-investigator.

28. October 2023~December 2025, International Chinese Education research project of Sino-Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center of Ministry of Education (No. 23YH22C), Co-investigator.

29. December 2020~December 2022, Social Science Fund Project of Shaanxi (No. 2020K022), Co-investigator.

30. August 2022~October 2024, Social Science Fund Project of Shaanxi (No. 2022K013), Co-investigator.

31. April 2021~April 2022, Shaanxi Provincial Research Project on Major Theoretical and Practical Issues in Philosophy and Social Sciences (No. 2021ND0307), Co-investigator.

32. April 2020~May 2023, Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi Province, China (No. 2020TD-037), Co-investigator.

33. February 2019~June 2020, Shaanxi Provincial Research Project on Major Theoretical and Practical Issues in Philosophy and Social Sciences (No. 2019Z020), Co-investigator.

34. January 2018~December 2019, Young Talent Fund of Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China (No. 20170205), Co-investigator.

35. June 2022~December 2023, Key Research Project on Teacher Education Reform and Teacher Development in Shaanxi (No. SJS2022ZD013), Co-investigator.

36. January 2018~September 2019, Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education (No. 18JK0633), Co-investigator.

37. January 2020~September 2022, Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education (No. 20JK0318), Co-investigator.

38. January 2017~January 2020, Project commissioned by Beijing Mingshi Road Education Research Institute (Enterprise commissioned project), Co-investigator.

39. June 2018~December 2020, Scientific Research Funds of Xi’an International Studies University (No. 18XWA04), Co-investigator.

40. September 2020~September 2022, XISU Research and Practice Project on Comprehensive Reform of Graduate Education, Co-investigator.

41. March 2015~April 2017, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. SWU1509343), Co-investigator.

PUBLICATIONS: (*Corresponding Author)

1. Li, Y., Xiao, X., Ma, W., Jiang, J., Qiu, J., & Zhang, Q. (2013). Electrophysiological evidence for emotional valence and competitive arousal effects on insight problem solving. Brain research, 1538, 61-72. (SCI)

2. Li, Y., Qiao, L., Sun, J., Wei, D., Li, W., Qiu, J., ... & Shi, H. (2014). Gender-specific neuroanatomical basis of behavioral inhibition/approach systems (BIS/BAS) in a large sample of young adults: a voxel-based morphometric investigation. Behavioural brain research, 274, 400-408. (SCI)

3. Li, Y., Ma, W., Kang, Q., Qiao, L., Tang, D., Qiu, J., ... & Li, H. (2015). Night or darkness, which intensifies the feeling of fear? International Journal of Psychophysiology, 97(1), 46-57. (SSCI/SCI)

4. Li, W., Li, Y. (co-first author), Yang, W., Zhang, Q., Wei, D., Li, W., ... & Qiu, J. (2015). Brain structures and functional connectivity associated with individual differences in Internet tendency in healthy young adults. Neuropsychologia, 70, 134-144. (SSCI/SCI)

5. Cao, Z., Li, Y. (co-first author), Hitchman, G., Qiu, J., & Zhang, Q. (2015). Neural correlates underlying insight problem solving: Evidence from EEG alpha oscillations. Experimental brain research, 233(9), 2497-2506. (SCI)

6. Li, Y., Yang, Y., Yang, J., Qi, S., Wang, X., Han, K., … & Qiu, J. (2019). Different effects of motivation orientation on ideational flexibility: key role of optimism. American Journal of Psychology, 132(3), 267-280. (SSCI)

7. Li, Y., Yang, Y., Tang, A. C., Liu, N., Wang, X., Du, Y., & Hu, W. (2020). English spoken word segmentation activates the prefrontal cortex and temporo-parietal junction in Chinese ESL learners: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study. Brain Research, 1733, 146693. (SCI)

8. Li, X., Li, Y. (co-first author), Wang, X., Fan, X., Tong, W., & Hu, W. (2020). The effects of emotional valence on insight problem solving in global-local processing: An ERP study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 155, 194-203. (SSCI/SCI)

9. Du, Y., Yang, Y., Wang, X., Xie, C., Liu, C., Hu, W.,* & Li, Y.* (2021). A positive role of negative mood on creativity: the opportunity in the crisis of the COVID-19 epidemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 600837. (SSCI)

10. Yang, Y., Li, Y. *(co-first author), Wang, X., Liu, N., Jiang, K., Zhang, S., & Qiu, J. (2021). Cognitive inhibition mediates the relationship between ESL listening proficiency and English spoken word segmentation in Chinese learners: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 59, 100987. (SSCI)

11. Wang, X., Li, Y. (co-first author), Li, X., Duan, H., Li, Y., & Hu, W. (2021). Role of avoidance-motivation intensity in creative thinking: Similar and differential effects across creative idea generation and evaluation. Creativity Research Journal, 33(3), 284-301. (SSCI)

12. Li, Y., Liu, C., Yang, Y., Du, Y., Xie, C., Xiang, S., Duan, H., & Hu, W. (2022). The influence of resilience on social creativity: Chain mediation effects of sense of humor and positive mood. Psychology in the Schools, 59, 1609-1622. (SSCI)

13. Li, X., Li, Y. (co-first author), Wang, X., Bai, H., & Hu, W. (2022). Affective valence moderates the influence of thinking style on insight problem solving: Electrophysiological evidence. Biological Psychology, 170, 108317. (SSCI/SCI)

14. Li, X., Li, Y. (co-first author), Wang, X., Bai, H., Deng, W., … & Hu, W. (2022). Neural mechanisms underlying the influence of retrieval ability on creating and recalling creative ideas. Neuropsychologia, 171, 108239. (SSCI/SCI)

15. Li, Y., Xie, C., Yang, Y., Liu, C., Du, Y., & Hu, W. (2022). The Role of Daydreaming and Creative Thinking in the Relationship between Inattention and Real-Life Creativity: A Test of Multiple Mediation Model. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 46, 101181. (SSCI)

16. Wang, X., Li, Y. (co-first author), Li, X., Dai, D. Y., & Hu, W. (2023). The influence of varying positive affect in approach-motivation intensity on creative idea generation and creative idea evaluation: An fNIRS study. Thinking & Reasoning, 29(1), 70-110. (SSCI)

17. Li, Y., Zhang, L., Yang, Y., Xiang, S., & Hu, W. (2024). Addiction-Prone Personality and Creative Cognitive Styles: A Moderated Mediation Model of Novelty Seeking and Depression Tendency. Psychological Reports, 3(127), 1214-1236. (SSCI)

18. Xiang, S., Li, Y. (co-first author), Qi, S., Ye, C., Lyu, Y., …, & Hu, W. (2024). More Recruitment but Inefficient Performance: The Effects of Creativity Anxiety on Consciously Augmenting State Creativity in the Figural Domain. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, in press. (SSCI)

19. Li, Y., Merbiya, Emin, Zhou, Q., Zhang, J., & Hu, W. (2023). The Relationship between Epistemic Curiosity and Creativity: Research Status and Educational Implications. Future in Educational Research, 1-14.

20. Li, X., Li, Y. (co-first author), Wang, X., & Hu, W. (2023). Reduced brain activity and functional connectivity during creative idea generation in individuals with smartphone addiction. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), 1-12. (SSCI/SCI)

21. Xiang, S., Li, Y. (co-first author), Daker, R. J., Li, Y., Guo, X., Lei, R., & Hu, W. (2023). Linking Creativity Anxiety to Two Creative Cognitive Styles Through Creative Self-Efficacy and Novelty Seeking. Creativity Research Journal, in press. (SSCI)

22. Yang, Y., Wu, S., Duñabeitiad, J. A., Jiang, K., & Li, Y.* (2021). The influence of L2 proficiency on bilinguals' creativity: the key role of adaptive emotion regulation strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 695014. (SSCI)

23. Xie, C., Luchini, S., Beaty, R. E., Du, Y., Liu, C., & Li, Y.* (2022). Automated creativity prediction using natural language processing and resting-state functional connectivity: An fNIRS study. Creativity Research Journal, 34(4), 401-418. (SSCI)

24. Yang, Y., Yang, G., & Li, Y.* (2022). The Interactive Model of L2 Listening Processing in Chinese Bilinguals: A Multiple Mediation Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 871349. (SSCI)

25. Xie, C., Li, Y.*, Yang, Y., Du, Y., & Liu, C. (2023). What’s behind deliberation? The effect of task-related mind-wandering on post-incubation creativity. Psychological Research, 87(7), 2158-2170. (SSCI)

26. Bai, H., Li, X., Wang, X., Tong, W., Li, Y.* & Hu, W.* (2024). Active procrastination incubates more creative thinking: The sequential mediating effect of personal mastery and creative self-concept. Creativity Research Journal, 4(36), 675-687. (SSCI)

27. Yang, Y. *, Li, Y.* & Gu, J. (2025). The neural mechanisms of bilinguals’ creativity: A neuroimaging study. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 74, 101245. (SSCI)

28. Li, Y., Huang, H., Yang, W., Chen, Q., Qiu, J., & Zhang, Q. (2016). A Unified Framework of the “Genes-Brain-Environment-Behavior” for the Relation between Creativity and Psychopathology. Science Bulletin, 61(11), 1233-1249. (Chinese journal) (CSCD/EI)

29. Li, Y., Yao, Q., & Duan, H. (2022). Improvement of the Accuracy of Evaluations of Creative Ideas. Chinese Journal of Social Sciences, A05.

30. Li, Y., Du, Y., Xie, C., Liu, C., Yang, Y., Li, Y., & Qiu, J. (2023). A Meta-analysis of the Relationship between Semantic Distance and Creative Thinking. Advances in Psychological Science, 31(4), 519-534. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

31. Xiang, S., Li, Y. (co-first author), Ye, C., Yang, W., Guo, X., Zhang, L., & Hu, W. (2023). The Relationship between Creativity Anxiety and Real-life Creativity: Chain Mediating Effects of Cognitive Flexibility and Creative Process Engagement. Psychological Development and Education, 1(41), 32-41. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

32. Li, Y., Xie, C., Guan, L., & Hu, W. (2021). The relationship between the emotional content of mind wandering and creativity. See Hu Weiping (eds.), Progress Report on Chinese Creativity Research: Based on the perspective of Chinese researchers (pp. 59-74). Xi'an: Shaanxi Normal University General Publishing House.

33. Li, Y., Hu, W., Xie, C., & Qiu, J. (2021). The Impact of Positive and Negative Emotional Traits on Verbal Creativity. See Hu Weiping (eds.), Progress Report on Chinese Creativity Research: The Formation Mechanism and Application of Creativity (pp. 95-128). Xi'an: Shaanxi Normal University General Publishing House.

34. Yang, Y., & Li, Y.* (2019). The influence of L2 proficiency on creative thinking: the moderating role of executive function. Foreign Language Education, 40(5), 44-50. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

35. Li, Y., & Zhang, Q. (2011). Review of Research on Moral Intuition and Moral Reasoning. Conference on Psychology and Social Harmony (CPSH2011), 213-216. (ISSHP indexed)

36. Li, Y., Ma, W., Luo, J., & Zhang, Q. (2012). Competition and Emotion Impact on Effect of Prototype Elicitation during Insight Problem Solving. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 44(1), 1-13. (Chinese journal) (CSCD/CSSCI/ESCI)

37. Li, Y., Yang, W., Jia, L., & Zhang, Q. (2012). The Neural Mechanism of Moral Judgment: Research Status and Future Directions. Advances in Psychology, 2(1), 31-38. (Chinese journal)

38. Xiang, S., Li, Y., Yang, W., Ye, C., Li, M., Dou, S., ... & Hu, W. (2024). The interplay between scientific motivation, creative process engagement, and scientific creativity: A network analysis study. Learning and Individual Differences, 109, 102385. (SSCI)

39. Zhao, H., Li, Y., Wang, X., Kan, Y., … & Duan, H. (2022). Inter-brain neural mechanism underlying turn-based interaction under acute stress in women: a hyperscanning study using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 17(9), 850-863. (SSCI/SCI)

40. Zhao, H., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Kan, Y., … & Duan, H. (2021). Acute stress makes women’s group decisions more rational: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)-based hyperscanning study. Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 14(1), 20-35. (SSCI)

41. Yang, Y. & Li, Y. (2021). Attitude Resources Based on Corpus Technology of Evaluation System under Information Technology. In 2021 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Manufacture (AIAM2021), October 23–25, 2021, Manchester, United Kingdom. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 5 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3495018.3495397 (EI indexed)

42. Ma, W., Li, Y., Liu, Y., & Li, H. (2011). The Relationship between Social Anxiety and Coping Styles in Secondary Students. Journal of Southwest Agricultural University (Social Science Edition), 9(12), 200-203. (Chinese journal)

43. Ma, W., Li, Y., Suo, T., Feng, T, & Li, H. (2012). Research on the Implicit Attitude of Free Normal Student’s Identity. Advances in Psychology, 2, 110-115. (Chinese journal)

44. Wei, J., Zhang, C., Li, Y., Xue, S., & Zhang, J. (2015). Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale-Brief (BFNE) and the BFNE-Straightforward for Middle School Students. PloS one, 10(3), e0115948. (SCI)

45. Ma, W., Suo, T., Li, Y., Luo, L., Feng, T., & Li, H. (2012). Dissecting the Win-Loss Framing Effect of Intertemporal Choice: Researches from Intertemporal Choice of Money-Gain & Loss. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 44(7), 1-9. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

46. Wei, D., Meng, J., Li, Y., Zhang, Q., & Qiu, J. (2015). Application of big neuroimaging data from individual differences in psychological research. Science Bulletin, 60(11), 976-985. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

47. Tong, D., Yang, W., Li, Y., Guo, Y., Qiu, J., & Zhang, Q. (2015). Zeigarnik effect in scientific inventions creations problem solving. Science Bulletin, 60(36), 3583-3593. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

48. Hu, W., Wang, X., Li, Y. (2021). Research on Thinking Activity Course under the Background of Educational Neuroscience-From Creative Thinking Activity Course to Learning Thinking Activity Course. Modern Education Technology, 31(5), 28-36. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

49. Yang, Y., Jiang, K., & Li, Y.* (2021). Cognitive mechanisms of the influence of L2 proficiency on bilinguals’ creative thinking: serial mediation analysis. Foreign Language and Literature, 37(4), 131-139. (Chinese journal)

50. Yang, J., Chang, L., & Li, Y. (2022). Influence of Parental Rearing Patterns on Individual Psychology and Brain Development. Psychologies, 1(17), 237-240. (Chinese journal)

51. Yang, Y., Zhang, X., & Li, Y. (2024). The influence of ideal second language self on communicative intention: the chain mediating role of second language grit and confidence, Foreign Languages Bimonthly, 6, 90-99. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

52. Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Li, Y., Qi, S., Zhang, F., ... & Duan, H. (2023). Preventing prefrontal dysfunction by tDCS modulates stress-induced creativity impairment in women: an fNIRS study. Cerebral Cortex, bhad301, https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhad301. (SCI)

53. Li, X., Tong, W., Li, Y., Lyu, Y., & Hu, W. (2023). The effects of social comparison and self-construal on creative idea generation: An EEG study. Behavioural Brain Research, 436, 114084. (SCI)

54. Li, W., Yang, W., Li, W., Li, Y., Wei, D., Li, H., ... & Zhang, Q. (2015). Brain Structure and Resting-State Functional Connectivity in University Professors with High Academic Achievement. Creativity Research Journal, 27(2), 139-150. (SSCI)

55. Chen, Q., Xu, T., Yang, W., Li, Y., Sun, J., Wang, K., ... & Qiu, J. (2015). Individual differences in verbal creative thinking are reflected in the precuneus. Neuropsychologia, 75, 441-449. (SSCI/SCI)

56. Sun, J., Chen, Q., Zhang, Q., Li, Y., Li, H., Wei, D., ... & Qiu, J. (2016). Training your brain to be more creative: brain functional and structural changes induced by divergent thinking training. Human brain mapping, 37(10), 3375-3387. (SCI)

57. Qin, Y., Luo, J., Jia, L., Li, Y., & Zhang, Q. (2012). A Preliminary Exploration on the Attributes of Vigilant Attention in Visual Detecting Task. Psychological Exploration, 32(2), 581-585. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

58. Yang, J., Hou, X., Wei, D., Wang, K., Li, Y., & Qiu, J. (2016). Only-child and non-only-child exhibit differences in creativity and agreeableness: evidence from behavioral and anatomical structural studies. Brain imaging and behavior, 1-10. (SCI)

59. Qiao, L., Xu, L., Che, X., Zhang, L., Li, Y., Xue, G., & Chen, A. (2018). The Motivation-Based Promotion of Proactive Control: The Role of Salience Network. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 12, 328. (SCI)

60. Qiao, L., Wei, D., Li, W., Chen, Q. ...Li, Y., ... & Liu, Y. (2013). Rumination mediates the relationship between structural variations in ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and sensitivity to negative life events. Neuroscience, 255, 255-264. (SCI)

61. Li, Y., Qi, S., Li, X., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Chen, X., Hou, X., & Hu, W. (2017). The Influence of Reference Choice on Event-related Potentials Elicited by Emotional Pictures. Journal of Psychological Science, 40(5), 1-7. (Chinese journal) (CSSCI)

62. Duan, H., Yang, T., Wang, X., Kan, Y., Zhao, H., Li, Y., & Hu, W. (2020). Is the creativity of lovers better? A behavioral and functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning study. Current Psychology, 1-14. (SSCI)

63. Ji, H., Qi, S., Xu, S., Chen, J., Dai D. Yun, Li, Y., & Hu, W. (2020). The role of animacy in metaphor processing of Mandarin Chinese: an event-related potential (ERP) study. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 56, 100915. (SSCI)

64. Li, Y., Beaty, E. R., Luchini, S., Dai, D., Yun, Xiang, S., Qi, S., Li, Y., Zhao, R., Wang, X., & Hu, W. (2023). Accelerating creativity: Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the temporal dynamics of divergent thinking. Creativity Research Journal, 35(2), 169-188. (SSCI)

65. Yang, W., Jin, Y., Chen, Q., Sun, J., Tong, D., Li, Y., ... & Zhang, Q. (2016). The creative components and neural mechanism of prototype heuristics in scientific innovation. Advances in Psychological Science, 24(8), 1139-1146. (Chinese journal)

ACADEMIC BOOKS:

1. Li, Y. (2019). The Effect of Affect on Creative Thinking and Its Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms. Beijing: Science Press.

2. Qiu, J., Li, Y., & Yang, W. (2023). Emotions Are Your Creativity. Hangzhou: Zhejiang Education Press.

Our research group seeks creative and driven postdoctoral research fellows to lead projects within the Lab. We warmly welcome outstanding young scholars from psychology, education, cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, computer science, biomedical engineering, mathematics, educational neuroscience, and other related disciplines to join us! Please refer to: https://rsc.snnu.edu.cn/info/1070/7377.htm

Please send the application materials to: liyadan@snnu.edu.cn