My lab explores the cognitive neuroscience of visual cognitive functions, focusing on areas such as visual attention, visual working memory, and cognitive control.
Our research program addresses three fundamental questions:
- How do neural circuits differentially encode information during visual perception versus working memory maintenance?
- What role do oscillatory neural dynamics play in coordinating the processing of external sensory input and internal mental representations?
- How do neural coding schemes flexibly reconfigure to meet changing cognitive demands and behavioral goals?
We employ a multi-modal approach combining:
- High-temporal resolution Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Precise behavioral measurements through psychophysics and eye-tracking
- Computational modeling to bridge neural and behavioral data
Selected publications:
- Teng, C. & Postle, B.R. (2024). Investigating the roles of visual and parietal cortex in representing content versus context in visual working memory. eNeuro
- Teng, C.*, Kaplan, S. M.*, Shomstein, S., & Kravitz, D. J. (2023). Assessing the Interaction Between Working Memory and Perception Through Time. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-14.
- Teng, C., Fulvio, J.M., Jiang, J. & Postle, B.R. (2022). Flexible top-down control in the interaction between working memory and perception. Journal of Vision, 22(11), 3-3.
- Teng, C., & Postle, B.R. (2021). Spatial Specificity of Feature-based Interaction Between Working Memory and Visual Processing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 47(4), 495.
- Qing, Y., Teng, C.*, & Postle, B.R. (2020). Different states of priority recruit different neural representations in visual working memory. PLoS Biology, 18(6), e3000769.
- Teng, C. & Kravitz, D. J. (2019). Visual Working Memory Directly Alters Perception. Nature Human Behaviour, 3(8), 827-836.
