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Xinying Cai is an Associate Professor of Neural and Cognitive Sciences at NYU Shanghai and a Global Network Associate Professor at the Center for Neural Science, New York University. As Graduate Coordinator of Neuroscience and core faculty at the NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science, he bridges computational neuroscience with economic decision-making research through affiliations with NYU's College of Arts and Science and Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making.
- PhD in Bioengineering from Arizona State University
- BS from Zhejiang University
His research focuses on the neural mechanisms of economic decision-making, particularly the prefrontal-basal ganglia pathways' role in value computation and action selection. Recent publications in Neuron and Nature Neuroscience reveal how primate brains encode subjective values and transform choices into action plans.
Cai's work has been recognized with the IEEE Excellence in Neural Engineering Award. His research appears in top-tier journals including Science, Nature Neuroscience, and Journal of Neuroscience.
- Develops computational models of prefrontal cortex function
- Investigates reward processing and temporal discounting
- Studies neural encoding of economic variables
