Jingtai Liu

PhD Candidate of Cognitive Psychology

Michigan State University

Biography

I am a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at the Michigan State University. My expertise is in the area of human memory and attention. To understand cognitive functions and their underlying brain mechanisms, I use varied quantitative methods, including behavioral experiments and neuroimaging tools (e.g., EEG, fMRI). I have strong skills in data analytics and experimental design. I am passionate about transforming research into real-world applications.

Interests

Memory
Attention
User research
Data Analysis and Visualization

Education

PhD in Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, 2014-2019

Michigan State University, U.S.
MS in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language, 2013-2014

Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, Spain
BSc in Psychology, 2009-2013

South China Normal University, China

Skills

R

I use R for most of the data wrangling, analysis and visualization work. My favorite packages are dplyr, purrr, and ggplot2

Python

Currently, I mainly use the scikit-learn package for Machine Learning

Matlab

I mainly use it for running psychophysical experiments and doing scientific computing

Statistics

I have substantial experience with common descriptive and inferential staistics used in research, and have a working knowledge of common machine learning algorithms

Database

I am familiar with popular database management systems, such as PostgreSQL and MySQL

Microsoft

I am familiar with Microsoft Office Suite, like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access

Swift

I am still learning the Swift language, hope to create my own app in the near future

Neuroimaging

I have a lot of experience with fMRI and EEG. I mainly used AFNI for fMRI and EEGLAB for EEG analysis. Among different lines of neuroimaging studies, I am mostly interested in brain decoding