Jing Zhang

Jing Zhang

Graduate Student

University of California, Irvine

Biography

I am a graduate student in cognitive neuroscience at the Sleep and Cognition Lab (PI: Sara Mednick). My research interests include cognitive processing and autonomic activities during sleep, with an overarching goal to understand the neural mechanism of sleep- dependent memory associated with aging and sex.

Interests

  • Memory consolidation process during sleep
  • Heart rate variability
  • Sex differences
  • Neural correlates of dreaming

Education

  • PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2018-present

    University of California, Irvine

  • BSc in Psychology, 2012-2016

    Furman University

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Student Research Assistant

Sleep and Cognition Lab

Sep 2018 – Present Irvine, California
  • Collect and analyze behavioral, physiological, and sleep EEG data
  • Mentor undergraduate research assistants
  • Develop and test novel research ideas
 
 
 
 
 

Clinical Research Coordinator

Seminowicz Pain Imaging Lab

Jul 2016 – Jul 2018 Baltimore, Maryland
  • Simultaneous EEG-fMRI system set up and data collection
  • Collected, processed and analyzed data
  • Coordinated the research study team
  • Managed database and produced progress reports
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Furman Sleep Lab

May 2015 – Jul 2016 Greenville, South Carolina
  • Assisted in EEG data collection and analysis
  • Designed and conducted an independent research project on neural correlates of dreaming
  • Composed fellowship application and manuscript for publication

Publications

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Enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction in episodic migraine: a randomized clinical trial with magnetic resonance imaging outcomes

We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR+) vs stress management for headache (SMH). We …
David A. Seminowicz, Shana A. B. Burrowes, Alexandra Kearson, Jing Zhang, Samuel R. Krimmel, Luma Samawi, Andrew J. Furman, Michael L. Keaser, Neda F. Gould, Trish Magyari, Linda White, Olga Goloubeva, Madhav Goyal, B. Lee Peterlin, Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite
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The Effect of Zolpidem on Memory Consolidation Over a Night of Sleep

Non-rapid eye movement sleep boosts hippocampus-dependent, long-term memory formation more so than wake. Studies have pointed to …
Jing Zhang, Ben Yetton, Lauren N. Whitehurst, Mohsen Naji, Sara C. Mednick
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Sensorimotor peak alpha frequency is a reliable biomarker of pain sensitivity

Previous research has observed that individuals with chronic pain demonstrate slower alpha band oscillations (8-12 Hz range) during …
Andrew J. Furman, Mariya Prokhorenko, Michael L. Keaser, Jing Zhang, Shuo Chen, Ali Mazaheri, David A. Seminowicz
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EEG predictors of dreaming outside of REM sleep

The stream of human consciousness persists during sleep, albeit in altered form. Disconnected from external input, the mind and brain …
Jing Zhang, Erin J. Wamsley
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Contact

  • Social Science Lab 380, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92617
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