Actively Seeking Postdoctoral Position In 2026!
I am actively seeking a postdoctoral position starting in 2026! I am open to opportunities in various fields.
Xuan Wen
Quaddle2.0 - A Multidimensional 3D Stimuli for Cognitive Science Research
Paper under preparation, for any query please contact author Email. Please cite our arxiv paper if you use Quaddle2.0. Introduction Quaddle2.0 is an open-source software program designed to help ...
Selective M4 Positive Allosteric Modulator VU6008055 Enhances Higher Executive Functions in the Nonhuman Primate: A Multitask Assessment
This abstract is for Neuroscience 2026, held November 14–18 in Washington, D.C. Abstract Muscarinic cholinergic receptors have been implicated in some of the pro-cognitive effects of cholinergic ...
Planning in Nonhuman Primates Emerges from Structure Knowledge and is Distinct from Attention, Working Memory, Effort Control, and Learning
This work is currently available as a bioRxiv preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Read the full paper: bioRxiv version or PDF. Abstract Planning ahead requires mentally simulating future ch...
Inhibitory Control, Updating, Shifting, and Working Memory Performance suggest Cognitive Phenotypes in Non-human Primates
Abstract Cognitive control is composed of the four cognitive domains: Inhibitory-Control, Updating, Working Memory, and Set-Shifting. These domains are partially separable in humans, but more unif...
Exploratory and Exploitative Gaze Reflect Separable Attentional Priorities Acting in Parallel
Flexible Learning and Re-ordering of Context-dependent Object Sequences in Nonhuman Primates
Paper has been submitted and under review. You can find it on BioArxiv: BioArxiv Version AI Summary This study explores the capacity for cognitive flexibility in rhesus macaques by examining the...
Gaze preferences predict fast learning of new attentional targets and slow disengagement from distractors during adaptive behavior
Gradual Learning of a Cognitive Map for Context-dependent Object Sequences
Abstract Learning the latent structure of information is a key process to enhance flexible and intelligent cognition. The benefits of learning latent structure become evident in the spatial domain ...