CHEN Lab is at the forefront of employing diverse computational methods to deepen our understanding of social and interacting minds
Computational social and affective neuroscience
CHEN Lab takes a computational approach to disentangle the complexity of psychological and affective processes. Here are some examples of our recent exploration:
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(1) How do we use neurometrics to study complex psychological constructs like trust or reward? eLife and Preprint
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(2) How do we use hidden Markov models to explore transitions of emotional states in the brain? Science Advances
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(3) How can we decode emotional experiences in the brain using computational methods? Neuroimage
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(4) Do our state anxiety levels influence how we see the world? Brain Imaging and Behavior
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(5) How can we use multivariate brain patterns to understand the impact of ideologies or beliefs on our brain responses?
Interacting minds and collective minds
CHEN Lab takes a naturalistic approach to exploring the complexity of interacting minds. Here are some examples of our recent exploration:
(1) How do clinicians reveal their beliefs through non-verbal behaviors and impact patients' treatment outcomes? Nature Human Behaviour
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(2) How do different social psychological factors, such as attitude or social context, influence shared experiences during face-to-face interactions?
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(3) How can we use a social network approach to understand the formation of collective reputation in diverse social groups?
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(4) How does power influence decision-making during social interaction in different cultures?
Social relationship and well-being
Diversity and the quality of our social relationships largely impact our well-being. CHEN Lab is interested in different approaches to understanding how social relationships influence our well-being. Here are some examples of our recent exploration:
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(1) What factors motivate immigrants to acculturate and adapt to a new culture? Culture and Brain & SPPS
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(2) What factors influence individuals' life satisfaction in different subordinate groups? Chinese Journal of Psychology
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(3) Can we use computational methods to study social diversity and relational quality and further build models to test how these factors influence our well-being?
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