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I am specialized in cognitive and engineering psychology. My research interests include human attention, spatial cognition, and applications of these fundamental findings to human factors and human-computer interaction. On the theoretical side, my research investigates how human attend to information across an extended visual field, individual differences and age-related changes in attention and spatial skills, as well as how cognitive training improve the skills. On the practical side, I link these theoretical findings to aging and driving, driver distraction and human-computer interaction.

 

Spatial distribution of selective attention

This line of research investigates spatial distribution of selective attention over a wide field of view. Experiments are designed to understand: How does attention spatially select targets among distractors? When attending to multiple noncontiguous locations, is the focus divided or expanded? Is attentional processing ability evenly distributed across the whole visual field? Are there individual differences in spatial attentional ability?

  • Feng, J., & Spence, I. (in preparation). Voluntary Control of Spatial Attention across an Extended Visual Field.

  • Feng, J., Craik, F. I. M., Levine, B., Moreno, S., & Naglie, G. (under review). Differential Age-related Changes in Attention across an Extended Visual Field.

  • Feng, J., & Spence, I. (in revision). Bias in Spatial Selective Attention.

  • Spence, I., Jia, A., Feng, J., Elserafi, J., & Zhao, Y. (in revision). How Speech Modifies Visual Attention.

  • Feng, J., & Spence, I. (in press). A Mixture Model of Selective Spatial Attention. Experimental Psychology.

  • Feng, J., Spence, I., & Pratt, J. (2007). Playing an Action Video Game Reduces Gender Differences in Spatial Cognition. Psychological Science, 18(10), 850-855.   pdf

 

Spatial working memory and spatial cognition

This line of research examines the relations among spatial selective attention, visuospatial working memory and spatial cognition. Using the dual-task paradigm and individual-difference approach, my experiments investigate whether attentional resource is the sole constraint for working memory capacity and how spatial attention and working memory supports higher level spatial functions.

  • Feng, J., Wu., S., Spence, I. (in preparation). Individual Difference in Working Memory and Spatial Cognition.

  • Feng, J., Spence, I., & Pratt, J. (2012). Attention and Visuospatial Working Memory Share the Same Processing Resources. Frontiers in Psychology, 3, 103.   pdf

  • Spence, I., Yu., J., Feng, J., & Marshman, J. (2009). Women Match Men when Learning a Spatial Skill. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 35, 1097-1103.   pdf


Cognitive training with video games

This line of research investigates training benefits on spatial skills from playing various type of video games, using both behavioral and neurophysiological methods. Experiments and component analysis are used to reveal important game attributes to induce cognitive benefits.

  • Wu., S., Cheng, C. K., Feng, J., D'Angelo, L., Alain, C., & Spence, I. (2012). Playing Videogames Induces Neuroplastic Change. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 24, 1286-1293.   pdf

  • Spence, I., & Feng, J. (2010). Video Games and Spatial Cognition. Review of General Psychology (invited paper).   pdf

  • Spence, I., Yu., J., Feng, J., & Marshman, J. (2009). Women Match Men when Learning a Spatial Skill. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 35, 1097-1103.   pdf

  • Feng, J., Spence, I., & Pratt, J. (2007). Playing an Action Video Game Reduces Gender Differences in Spatial Cognition. Psychological Science, 18(10), 850-855.   pdf

 

Human factors and human-computer interaction

This line of research involves application of above theoretical findings to practical areas like driver distraction, aging and driving, and information presentation on computer interface.



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