Using a variety of research techniques including behavioral, cognitive neuroscience, and computational modeling, our group aims to understand the cognitive neural mechanisms associated with social cognition and decision-making processes such as social responsibility, moral judgment, and charitable giving. More recently, the group has also focused on the mental health and intervention of people with social cognitive disorders, and how benign social interactions can contribute to the mental health of the general population.
ACEDEMIC POSITIONS
Dec 2023 –present Professor, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, China
Dec 2019 –Dec 2023 Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, China
Dec 2019 – Nov 2020 Visiting Professor, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG),
University of Groningen, Netherlands
Jul 2015 –Sep 2019 Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, China
Jan 2012 – Jun 2015 Lecturer & Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Liaoning Normal University, China
EDUCATION
Sep 2009 – Jul 2012 Ph.D., School of Psychology, Southwest University, China
Sep 2010 – Mar 2012 Joint-training Ph.D student., University of Victoria, Department of Psychology, Canada
Sep 2006 – Jul 2009 Master's degree in School of Psychology, Southwest University, China
Sep 2002 –Jul 2006 Bachelor's degree in Department of Psychology, Anhui Normal University, China
GRANTS
2024~2027 Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Title: Effect of social conformity on effective altruism and its cognitive neural mechanism, no. 32371123),500,000 yuan2024~2026Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong,China (Title: Effect of competitive / cooperative situation on the selection of interactive objects and its neural mechanism: 2024A1515010760),150,000 yuan
2023~2024 Supported by Shenzhen Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project,China (Title: Research on the psychological mechanism of fair Distribution of Awards in Social Cooperation, No.: SZ2023C001), 2023-2024,50,000 yuan
PUBLICATIONS
1.Xu, Q., Wang, J., & Li, P. * (2024). Willingness valued more than ability in partner choice: Insights into behavioral and ERP data. Psychophysiology, e14558.
2.Li, Z., Duan, R., Guo, Y., Li, P. *, & Warren, C. M. (2023). Distinct influence of inter-versus intra-trial feedback on the brain response to subsequent feedback: Evidence from event-related potentials. Biological Psychology, 108596.
3.Xu, Q., Hu, J., Qin, Y., Li, G., Zhang, X., Li, P. * (2023). Intention affects fairness processing: Evidence from behavior and representational similarity analysis of ERP signals. Human Brain Mapping, 44(6), 2451-2464.
4.Xu, Q.#, He, S.#, Li, Z., Duan, R. & Li, P. * (2023)."Voluntary or reluctant? Social influence in charitable giving: an ERP study". Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), nsad010.
5.Li, P. *, Wang, J. & Liu, Y. * (2022).‘The Last Shot’ — the shared and distinct brain regions involved in processing unexpectedness of success and failure in the context of social cooperation. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), nsac049.
6.Duan, R., Li, Zhu., Hu, J., Li, P.* & Warren, C. (2022). Evaluations from superiors matter more: evidence from behavior and event-related potentials. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 34(11), 2028-2047.
7.Zhou, C., Cheng, X. Liu, C., Li, P. * (2022). Interpersonal Coordination Enhances Brain-to-brain Synchronization and Influences Responsibility Attribution and Reward Allocation in Social Cooperation. NeuroImage, 252,119028.
8.Huang, Q., Li, D., Zhou, C., Xu, Q., Li, P. *, & Warren, C. M. (2021). Multivariate pattern analysis of electroencephalography data reveals information predictive of charitable giving. NeuroImage, 242, 118475.
9.Zhang, X., Li, P. *, Otieno, S. C., Li, H., & Leppänen, P. H. (2021). Oxytocin reduces romantic rejection-induced pain in online speed-dating as revealed by decreased frontal-midline theta oscillations. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 133, 105411.
10.Xu, Q., Yang, S. (Co-first author), Huang, Q., Chen, Shi., & Li, P. * (2020). A sense of unfairness reduces charitable giving to a third-party: Evidence from behavioral and electrophysiological data, Neuropsychologia, 142,107443.
11.Yang, S., Xu, Q. (Co-first author), & Li, P. * (2020). Oxytocin modulates responsibility attribution and hypothetical Resource allocation during cooperation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 114, 104597.
12.Zhang, X., Li, P.*, Chen, J., & Li, H. (2020). Acute stress impairs reward positivity effect in probabilistic learning. Psychophysiology, e13531.
13.Yao, M.#, Lei, Y. #, Li, P. #, Ye, Q., Liu, Y., Li, X., & Peng, W. (2020). Shared sensitivity to physical pain and social evaluation. The Journal of Pain, 21(5-6), 677-688.
14.Wang, J., Zhang, J., Li P.*, Martens, Sander., Luo, Yuejia. (2019). Beta-gamma oscillation reveals learning from unexpected reward in learners versus non-learners. Neuropsychologia, 131, 266-274.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1)Undergraduate courses: General Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Literature Reading and paper writing
2)Graduate courses: advances in cognitive neuroscience, principles and techniques of ERP
3)Doctoral student courses: Advanced research methods of contemporary psychology, basic psychology topics
