Kun CHEN
Macau SAR, Chinayc17307@um.edu.mo
About Me
I am currently a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Affective, Neuroscience, and Decision-making Lab (ANDLab) at University of Macau (UM). Previously, I received my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). My broad research interests lie in understanding how (semantic) knowledge are encoded and retrieved in the human brain, and how these representations guide behavior. Currently, I specifically focus on the neural representation of emotions, integrating computational modeling approaches with multimodal neuroimaging techniques (EEG, sEEG, fMRI). My ongoing projects address two interconnected research questions:
- How do individuals integrate prior knowledge (e.g., semantic concepts, episodic memories) with immediate contextual cues (e.g., situational context, outcome feedback) to construct emotions?
- How do these constructed emotions dynamically interact with value-based decision-making processes to mutually influence and shape behaviors in social interactions?
Publications
# denotes equal contribution
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Zhang, H.#, Chen, K.#, Bao, J., & Wu, H. (2023). Oxytocin enhances the triangular association among behavioral performance, resting state, and task-state functional connectivity. Human Brain Mapping, 44(17), 6074–6089. [DOI] [Code]
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Chen, K., Wang, R., Huang, J., Gao, F., Yuan, Z., Qi, Y., & Wu, H. (2022). A resource for assessing dynamic binary choices in the adult brain using EEG and mouse-tracking. Scientific Data, 9(1), 416. [DOI] [Code] [Data]