Xiaomo Chen

Xiaomo Chen is Assistant Professor in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at the University of California, Davis, with affiliation to the Center for Neuroscience. Her laboratory investigates neural mechanisms of attention and decision-making using primate neurophysiology approaches.

Dr. Chen's research focuses on cortical circuits governing visual attention, particularly interactions between parietal and prefrontal regions. She employs high-density electrophysiology, behavioral paradigms, and computational modeling to study how distributed brain networks regulate attentional selection and decision processes.

Her recent publications demonstrate innovations in understanding frontoparietal network dynamics, neural timescale regulation, and cortical microcircuit organization. Work consistently bridges systems neuroscience with computational approaches to decode neural population activity.

Laboratory & Methods: Leads neurophysiology laboratory utilizing high-density electrode arrays, optogenetics, and behavioral monitoring in nonhuman primates. Develops computational tools for neural decoding and signal processing.