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Yan Huang（黄嫣）

I am currently affiliated with the School of Foreign Languages at East China University of Science and Technology, where I also hold a position in the “Cognitive Neurolinguistics Laboratory” (ECUST), and am a member of the “Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain-Machine Intelligence for Information Behavior” (SISU).

Recognized for my academic contributions, I have been honored as a recipient of the “Young Talent Cultivation Program” (Class A, 2022) and designated as “Researcher of the Year” (2023) by my academic institution.

My research expertise lies in the interdisciplinary fields of psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and second language acquisition, with a particular focus on the intricate relationship between language learning (Multilingualism) and cognitive development, as well as the exploration of individual differences in foreign language aptitude.

My research has been published in several prestigious international journals, including NeuroImage (SCI Q1 Top), Human Brain Mapping (SCI Q1), International Journal of Multilingualism (SSCI Q1), Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (SSCI Q1), etc. Currently, I serve as a peer reviewer for several SCI/SSCI academic journals and am an international member of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Open positions

I am currently seeking dedicated students to join my studies in neural bases of language learning, bi/multilingualism, and foreign language aptitude. If you are interested in learning and contributing to these fields, please feel free to reach me at: hannahhuang2019@163.com

如果您对心理语言学、神经语言学或认知科学充满好奇与学习热情，我们诚挚邀请您加入研究团队。我们特别欢迎那些拥有计算机科学、心理学、认知神经科学或统计学背景的学生。对于有意向继续深造，攻读语言学硕士学位的同学，请随时与我取得联系。

Projects

2025.01 - 2027.12
Cognitive Neurobiological Basis for Inferring Speaker’s Traits and Attitude Orientation from Vocal Expressions in Speech
Role: Core Researcher
Funding: The General Project of NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
2024.09 - 2027.09
Individual Differences in Foreign Vocabulary Learning Ability and its Cognitive Neural Basis among Chinese Adolescents
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: The General Project of MOE (Ministry of Education) Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences
2024.01 - 2025.12
The Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Individual Differences in Foreign Vocabulary Acquisition among Adults
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: The Open Project of the Key Laboratory of Language Science and Multilingual Artificial Intelligence
2023.11 - 2024.11
Effects of Second Language Learning on the Age-related Cognitive Decline and its Neural Mechanisms
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: The General Project of China Foreign Language Strategy Research Center, Shanghai International Studies University
2023.01 - 2024.12
The Mechanism of the Effects of Bilingual Experience on Cognitive Ability
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, East China University of Science and Technology

Selected Publications

( Co-first author #, Corresponding author * )
Huang, Y., Deng, Y., Kong, L., Zhang, X., Wei, X., Mao, T., Xu, Y., Jiang, C*., & Rao, H*. (2023). Vigilant attention mediates the association between resting EEG alpha oscillations and word learning ability, NeuroImage, 281, 120369.
(SCI/Q1 Top, 5-year IF = 6.1)
Zhang, J#., Huang, Y#., Jiang, C., Xu, Y., Rao, H*., & Xu, H*. (2023). Dynamic brain responses to Russian word acquisition among Chinese adult learners: An event-related potential study, Human Brain Mapping, 44, 3717–3729.
(SCI/Q1, 5-year IF = 4.7)
Huang, Y*., Li, D., Ma, J., Ji, X., & Zhou, C. (2024). Bilinguals outperform trilinguals in implicit language aptitude: the mediating role of selective attention, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1, 1-17.
(SSCI/Q1, 5-year IF = 2.7)
Huang, Y., Wang, M. M., & Rao, H*. (2021). Working Memory as a Partial Mediator of the Relationship between Multilingualism and Foreign Language Aptitude, International Journal of Multilingualism, 21, 18-35.
(SSCI/Q1, 5-year IF = 2.5)
Huang, Y., Deng, Y., Jiang, X., Chen, Y., Mao, T., Xu, Y., Jiang, C., & Rao, H*. (2022). Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16, 953315.
(SCI/Q2, 5-year IF = 4.3)
Zhang, C., Zhao, R., & Huang, Y*. (2023). The framework and features of language policies in global constitutional texts, Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1064034.
(SSCI/Q2, 5-year IF = 3.3)
Kong, L., Jiang, Y., Huang, Y., & Jiang, X*. (2023). Temporal shift length and antecedent occurrence likelihood modulate counterfactual conditional comprehension: evidence from event-related potentials, Brain Sciences, 13, 1724.
(SCI/Q3, 5-year IF = 3.0)
李霄翔, 黄嫣, 季月 (2018). 中国英语学习者英语虚拟语气加工的ERP研究——以it引导的主语从句为例, 《外语教学与研究》, 50(4), 556-568.
(CSSCI 权威)
黄嫣, 陈艺苑, 徐永, 饶恒毅 (2022). 双语经验影响工作记忆的元分析研究, 《现代外语》, 45(1), 114-125.
(CSSCI)
黄嫣, 李霄翔 (2020). 人工语言在二语习得研究中的应用:现状与展望, 《外语界》, 199(4), 54-62.
(CSSCI)
黄嫣 (2020). 社会语言学的新发展：语言变异与认知科学的交叉研究, 《天津外国语大学学报》, 27(1), 24-34.
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Professional Services

    Peer Reviewer for Journals/Books
    • NeuroImage (SCI)
    • Knowledge and Information Systems (SCI)
    • PLoS One (SCI)
    • Brain Sciences (SCI)
    • SAGE Open (SSCI)
    • Frontiers in Psychology (SSCI)
    • Frontiers in Education (SSCI)
    • Forum for Education Studies
    • Chinese Language and Literature
    • Bentham Science Publisher
    Editorial Board Membership
    • Language Exploration
    International Association Membership
    • American Psychological Association

Contact

  • hannahhuang2019@163.com
  • School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Science and Technology, No. 130 Meilong Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai