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Joy Geng is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, and Principal Investigator of the Geng Lab (Integrated Attention Lab), with additional affiliation at the Center for Mind and Brain. She teaches advanced courses in Cognitive Neuroscience, Perception, and Current Research in Psychology.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University
- B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University
Her research investigates how goal-directed and sensory-driven information integrate to shape perception, focusing on attentional control mechanisms that balance target selection and distractor suppression. Using fMRI, eye-tracking, and behavioral measures, she examines neural and cognitive processes underlying visual attention, with emphasis on template flexibility, distractor learning, and multisensory integration. Current work explores how attentional templates dynamically adapt to distractor contexts and how cross-modal expectations influence sensory processing.
Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal strong trends in template-based visual search, distractor suppression strategies, and neural correlates of attentional guidance. Key themes include learned target-distractor relationships, alpha oscillation dynamics in multisensory processing, and boundary effects in object-based attention during scene perception.
As Director of the Integrated Attention Lab, Professor Geng leads research combining computational modeling with neuroimaging to decode attentional priority maps. The lab investigates how real-world contexts like virtual shopping environments and navigation tasks shape attentional allocation, with growing emphasis on translational applications for attention disorders.
