Dr Xiaoyun Chen

ESRC Post Doctoral Fellow

Research Overview

I completed my PhD on the cognitive and neural mechanisms of curiosity driven by visual uncertainty with Prof Gert Westermann and Dr Katherine Twomey. My current research interest is to investigate curiosity state by linking physiological evidence with behaviours in infants and adults. I am also interested in working on topics related to developmental disorders such as autism.

Talk: Exploring Cognitive Mechanisms in Curiosity-Driven Learning Across Infancy and Adulthood
Oral presentation

Talk: The Role of Technology in My Curiosity Quest.
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

Poster Presentation: Children’s word learning based on active and passive object sampling using a transparent dyadic interaction platform
Other

Talk: An investigation of individual differences in curiosity using pupillometry.
Invited talk

ESRC NWSSDTP Postdoctoral fellowship award
Fellowship awarded competitively

LuCiD Travel Award
Prize (including medals and awards)

LuCiD Annual Blog: First Prize
Prize (including medals and awards)

  • Developmental Research Group