Janet H. Hsiao
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Computer Science and
Ph.D.,
M.S.,
B.S.,
Email: jhsiao at cs dot ucsd dot edu
Affiliations
Member of the Perceptual Expertise Network
Member and chair of the trainee committee, Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center
Member of GURU
Research Interests
In a broad sense, my research interests concern the relationship between brain structure and cognitive processes, using a variety of approaches including computational modeling and cognitive neuroscience (with behavioral, eye movement, and EEG/ERP measures). They can be put into two related directions:
1. Hemispheric asymmetry in cognitive processes : I aim to develop theories and models of hemispheric processing to account for hemispheric asymmetry and interaction in perception and cognition. I am interested in examining hemispheric asymmetry in neuroanatomy and incorporating the neuroanatomical findings into computational models to account for behavioral data.
2. Development of perceptual expertise : I am interested in examining changes in behavior and neural mechanism in the acquisition of different types of perceptual expertise. I am also interested in the role of the two hemispheres in its development, along with how perceptual expertise interacts with other cognitive functions, such as memory and language acquisition.
My philosophy of research is that, the real understanding of a process starts from the understanding of the structure in which the process takes place.
My research statement can be found Here.
Publications in Journals
Barrington, L., Marks, T., Hsiao, J. H., & Cottrell, G. W. (submitted). NIMBLE: A kernel density model of saccade-based visual memory.
Hsiao, J. H. & Shillcock, R. (submitted). Hemispheric asymmetry can emerge purely from perceptual learning: Evidence from modeling Chinese character pronunciation.
Hsiao, J. H., Shieh, D., & Cottrell, G. W. (in press). Convergence of the visual field split: hemispheric modeling of face and object recognition. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H. & Cottrell, G. W. (in press). Two fixations suffice in face recognition. Psychological Science. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H., Shillcock, R., & Lee, C. (2007). Neural correlates of foveal splitting in reading: evidence from an ERP study of Chinese character recognition. Neuropsychologia, 45, 1280-1292. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H., Shillcock, R., & Lavidor, M. (2007). An examination of semantic radical combinability effects with lateralized cues in Chinese character recognition. Perception and Psychophysics, 69(3), 338-344. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H. & Shillcock, R. (2006). Analysis of a Chinese phonetic compound database: Implications for orthographic processing. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 35, 405-426. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H., Shillcock, R., & Lavidor, M. (2006). A TMS examination of semantic radical combinability effects in Chinese character recognition. Brain Research, 1078, 159-167. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H. & Shillcock, R. (2005). Foveal splitting causes differential processing of Chinese orthography in the male and female brain. Cognitive Brain Research, 25, 531-536 PDF Copy
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Hsiao, J. H., Shahbazi, R., & Cottrell, G. W. (2008). Hemispheric asymmetry in visual perception arises from differential encoding beyond the sensory level. To appear in the Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H., Shieh, D., & Cottrell, G. W. (2007). Computational explorations of split architecture in modeling face and object recognition. Proceedings of the Twenty Ninth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 365-370). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H. & Shillcock, R. (2006). Hemispheric differences emerge from perceptual learning: Evidence from modeling Chinese character pronunciation. Proceedings of the Twenty Eighth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 345-350). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (BEST LANGUAGE MODELING PAPER PRIZE WINNER). PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H. & Shillcock, R. (2005). Differences of split and non-split architectures emerged from modeling Chinese character pronunciation. Proceedings of the Twenty Seventh Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 989-994). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H. & Shillcock, R. (2004). Connectionist modeling of Chinese character pronunciation based on foveal splitting. Proceedings of the Twenty Sixth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 601-606). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. PDF Copy
Hsiao, J. H. (2003). A split model to deal with semantic anomalies in the task of word prediction. Proceedings of the Twenty Fifth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. PDF Copy
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The Latest Update: January 2008