Publications

期刊文章|Journal articles

Fang, X. & Perfetti, C. A. (2024). Consolidation improves the learning of new meanings for known words but not necessarily their integration into semantic memory. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 39 (3): 351-366. Data and code: https://osf.io/d5ct2/ 

Fang, X.*, Alsbury-Nealy, B.*, Wang, Y., Frankland, P. W., Josselyn, S. A., Schlichting, M. L.#, & Duncan, K. D.# (2023). Time separating spatial memories does not influence their integration in humans. Plos one, 18(8), e0289649. Preregistrations, data, and code: https://osf.io/se8t7/ 

Hao, M., Fang, X., Sun, Z., & Liu, Y. (2022). The Extended Simple View of Reading in Adult Learners of Chinese as a Second Language. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 846967.

Chen, L., Perfetti, C. A., Fang, X., & Chang, L. Y. (2021). Activation of L1 orthography in L2 word reading: Constraints from language and writing system. Second Language Research, 37(2), 323-348.

Chen, L., Perfetti, C. A., Fang, X., Chang, L. Y., & Fraundorf, S. (2019). Reading Pinyin activates sublexcial character orthography for skilled Chinese readers. Language, cognition and neuroscience, 34(6), 736-746.

Fang, X. & Perfetti, C. (2019). Learning new meanings for known words: Perturbation of original meanings and retention of new meanings. Memory & Cognition, 47: 130-144. 

Bruett, H., Fang, X., Kamaral, D., Haley, E., & Coutanche., M. (2018). Expertise moderates incidentally learned associations between words and images. Frontiers in Psyhology, 9, 2058. 

Fang, X. & Perfetti, C. (2017). Perturbation of old knowledge precedes integration of new knowledge. Neuropsychologia, 99: 270-278. 

Chen, L., Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2017). Word-to-text integration: ERP evidence for semantic and orthographic effects in Chinese. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 42: 83-92.

Fang, X., Perfetti, C., & Stafura. J. (2017). Learning new meanings for known words: Biphasic effects of prior knowledge. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 32(5): 637-649. 

Yang, J., Li, P., Fang, X., Shu, H., Liu, Y., & Chen, L. (2016). Hemispheric involvement in the processing of Chinese idioms: An fMRI study. Neuropsychologia, 87: 12-24. 

Jia, G., Liu, Y., Shu, H., & Fang, X. (2013). The role of noun animacy in language processing. Advances in Psychological Science, 21(8): 1371-1381.

Fang, X. & Liu, Y. (2012). The brain basis of syntactic processing during language comprehension. Advances in Psychological Science, 20(12): 1940-1951.

会议论文|Conference proceedings

Wu, Q., Fang, X., Chen, Q., Li, Y., & Deng, Y. (2012). The learning of morphological principles: A statistical learning study on a system of artificial scripts. In G. Lee (Ed.), Advances in automation and robotics, vol.1: Selected papers from the 2011 international conference on automation and robotics (icar 2011), dubai, december 1–2, 2011 (pp. 187-196). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Zhao, X., Li, P., Liu, Y., Fang, X., & Shu, H. (2011). Cross-language priming in Chinese-English bilinguals with different second language proficiency levels. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

口头报告|Talks

Fang, X., Cao, Y., & Chen, L. (2023, November). Aging but not partial sleep deprivation enhances low-frequency fluctuations of sustained attention. Talk presented at the Annual Meeting of Psychonomic Society, San Francisco, CA. 

Fang, X. (2020, December). Adding new meanings to known words: Interactions between new and prior knowledge. Invited talk in the Laboratory of Neuroscience of Memory, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Fang, X. (2020, May). Running online experiments. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 

Fang, X. (2019, April). Adding new meanings to known words: Interactions between new and prior knowledge. Invited talk in the Department of Psychology, University of Toronto.

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2019, March). ERP evidence for rapid meaning access to newly learned words. Symposium talk at the 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2018, June). Learning new meanings for known words: Bidirectional interaction of new and prior word knowledge. Symposium talk at the 6th International Workshop on Advanced Learning Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA. 

会议海报|Conference posters

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. A. (2022). Interactions between Recently Learned and Existing Words during Meaning Access. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society (Presented virtually due to the pandemic).

Fang, X.*, Alsbury-Nealy, B.*, Wang, Y., Frankland, P. W., Josselyn, S. A., Schlichting, M. L.#, & Duncan, K. D.# (2021). Temporal proximity does not influence behavioral integration of spatial memories. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (Presented virtually due to the pandemic). Video 

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2020). Adding new meanings to known words: The role of consolidation. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language. (Presented virtually due to the pandemic).

Chen, L., Perfetti, C. A., & Fang, X. (2019). Integrating word meaning with text meaning: ERP evidence from Chinese shows differences and similarities to English. Poster in the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Helsinki, Finland.

Bruett, H., Fang, X., Kamaraj, D.C., Haley, E., & Coutanche, M.N. (2018). Expertise moderates incidentally learned associations between words and images. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2018). ERP evidence for rapid meaning access to newly learned words. Poster in the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec City, Canada.

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2017). Brain oscillation signatures of learning new meanings for known words and novel words. Poster in the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Baltimore, MD.

Chen, L., Perfetti, C., & Fang, X. (2016). The character is the gateway to meaning even when Chinese read pinyin. Poster in the 56th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA. 

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2016). Tracking the learning of new meanings for novel words and known words. Poster in the 8th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, London.

Chen, L., Fang, X., Perfetti, C., & Xu, G. (2016). Multiple-level integration in Chinese reading comprehension: Morpheme, word and text. Poster in the 23rd Annual Meeting of Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Porto.

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2015). ERP evidence for dynamic updating of word knowledge. Poster in the 7th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Chicago, IL.

Fang, X., & Perfetti, C. (2015). The role of word familiarity in learning new meanings for known words. Poster in the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Studies of Reading, Big Island, HI.

Chen, L., Perfetti, C., Fang, X., & Chang, L. Y. (2015). The sub-lexical radicals processing during Pinyin identification. Poster in the 22nd Annual Meeting of Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Big Island, HI.

Fang, X., Liu Y. & Perfetti, C. (2014). Who or whom? The role of left angular gyrus in thematic processing. Poster in the 20th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Hamburg.

Liu, Y., Yang, J., Fang, X., Li, P. & Shu, H. (2012). The role of right hemisphere in the processing of Chinese idioms: An fMRI study. Poster in the 18th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Beijing.

bolded: lab members; *: co-first author; #: co-senior author