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Professor Nick Yeung is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow at University College, Oxford. His primary affiliation is with the Department of Experimental Psychology. His research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying human learning, memory, attention, and decision-making. He explores how subjective confidence in choices influences information-seeking behavior and error detection, with applications in mental health (e.g., depression) and human-machine collaboration.
Yeung holds a BA (Hons) and PhD in Psychology. His work integrates computational modeling, neuroimaging (EEG/fMRI), and experimental psychology to study metacognition, task switching, and attentional control. Recent studies investigate domain-general error signals, advice utilization dynamics, and neural correlates of confidence.
Research highlights include EEG-based attention monitoring for safety-critical tasks (e.g., driving) and exploring how confidence biases affect decision-making in healthcare and collaborative systems. His lab also develops practical applications of cognitive neuroscience findings, such as attention-stabilizing neurostimulation devices.
Key contributions span over 80 publications, including high-impact work on decision confidence, error monitoring, and cognitive control. His 2024 perspective paper outlines foundational advancements in cognitive control research, while 2025 studies reveal shared neural error signals across sensory modalities.
