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Yu-Chin Chiu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. Her research revolves around cognitive control, specifically focusing on how humans exert top-down cognitive control against bottom-up biases, which can include perceptual, emotional, and motivational conflicts. When cognitive control fails, these biases potentially lead to maladaptive behaviors such as attention deficits and addiction, common in psychiatric disorders. Yu-Chin's work examines critical aspects of cognitive control, such as selecting relevant information and inhibiting responses. Her methodologies comprise behavioral studies, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and electroencephalography (EEG), with the aim of characterizing the neurocognitive mechanisms behind cognitive control. She aims not only to enhance the understanding of these mechanisms but also to provide insights that might improve cognitive control in relevant clinical populations. She is also involved in recruiting graduate students for the Fall 2026 admission cycle.
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