University of Iowa · PsychologyJiang Memory Lab
Jiefeng Jiang · Iowa City, Iowa
Research Focus
Dr. Jiefeng Jiang's research lab at the University of Iowa focuses on understanding how the brain, particularly the hippocampus, helps people learn and remember tasks. The goal is to uncover the mechanisms behind task representation and how these processes may be affected in mental disorders such as schizophrenia and ADHD. Through behavioral experiments and brain imaging techniques, the lab aims to explore the flexibility of human behavior and cognitive control in task learning.
Hippocampustask learningcognitive controlmemorymental disordersschizophreniaADHDbehavioral methodsbrain imagingexecutive function
Research Aims
3AIM 01Identify how the hippocampus constructs task representations.
AIM 02Explore how new task information is encoded into existing memory networks.
AIM 03Investigate how existing task representations are reshaped through associations with other tasks.
Skills the Lab Values
fMRIexperimental designdata analysisbehavioral assessmentsmemory testingstatistical analysisneuroimaging techniquespsychological measurementtask performance evaluation
Output against the department
Publications95bottom 24% of dept.226th of 296
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Citations2.1kbottom 20% of dept.236th of 296
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