Jing Zhang

Jing Zhang

Graduate Student

University of California, Irvine

Biography

I am a graduate student in cognitive neuroscience at the Sleep and Cognition Lab (PI: Sara Mednick). My research interests include cognitive processing and autonomic activities during sleep, with an overarching goal to understand the neural mechanism of sleep-dependent memory associated with aging and sex using brain-imaging tools including EEG and fMRI.

Also a science communicator and a foodie.

Interests
  • Neural mechanism underlying sleep-dependent memory consolidation
  • Heart rate variability
  • Sex steroids
  • Neural correlates of dreaming
Education

  • PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2020-present

    University of California, Irvine

  • MS in Cognitive Sciences, 2018-2020

    University of California, Irvine

  • BSc in Psychology, 2012-2016

    Furman University

Academic Journey

 
 
 
 
 
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Sleep and Cognition Lab
Sep 2018 – Present Irvine, California
  • Collect and analyze behavioral, physiological, fMRI and EEG data
  • Develop questionnaires via online survey platform; code and test cognitive tasks in Matlab and Python
  • Train undergraduate research assistants in literature review, EEG step-up, and data analysis
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical Research Coordinator
Seminowicz Pain Imaging Lab
Jul 2016 – Jul 2018 Baltimore, Maryland
  • simultaneous EEG-fMRI system setup and carried out the pilot study successfully
  • Performed data collection via interview, MRI, EEG, psychophysical testing, and questionnaires
  • Checked validity and accuracy of data ensuring compliance with quality control requirements
  • Processed and analyzed neuroimaging and behavioral data, presented results conferences
  • Coordinated the study team, including facility reservation, subject sampling and staff scheduling
  • Established and maintained database files and reports on progress of programs, studies, and projects
 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Furman Sleep Lab
May 2015 – Jul 2016 Greenville, South Carolina
  • Conducted a collaborative research project to investigate EEG signatures of memory reactivation and consolidation
  • Designed and conducted an independent research project on neural correlates of dreaming
  • Composed fellowship application and manuscript for publication

Talks

Menstrual cycle-related changes in sleep-dependent emotional memory consolidation
A talk given in the SLEEP annual meeting 2022. It’s a long-hold belief that women during the premenstrual phase are negatively affected …
Jun 6, 2022 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM Charlotte, NC
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Menstrual cycle-related changes in sleep-dependent emotional memory consolidation
Sleep in older adults and women during menstrual cycles and menopause
A lecture given to undergraduate students at UCI on how sleep changes with aging, with a focus on the role of sex hormones.
Nov 1, 2021 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM Irvine, CA
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Sleep in older adults and women during menstrual cycles and menopause

Recent Publications

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Jing Zhang, Lauren N. Whitehurst, Sara C. Mednick (2022). The Role of Sleep for Episodic Memory Consolidation: Stabilizing or Rescuing?.

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Elisabet Alzueta, Massimiliano de Zambotti, Harold Javitz, Teji Dulai, Benedetta Albinni, Katharine C Simon, Negin Sattari, Jing Zhang, Alessandra Shuster, Sara C Mednick, Fiona C Baker (2022). Tracking Sleep, Temperature, Heart Rate, and Daily Symptoms Across the Menstrual Cycle with the Oura Ring in Healthy Women.

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Katharine C. Simon, Lauren N. Whitehurst, Jing Zhang, Sara C. Mednick (2021). Zolpidem Maintains Memories for Negative Emotions Across a Night of Sleep.

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David A. Seminowicz, Shana A. B. Burrowes, Alexandra Kearson, Jing Zhang, Samuel R. Krimmel, Luma Samawi, Andrew J. Furman, Michael L. Keaser, Neda F. Gould, Trish Magyari, Linda White, Olga Goloubeva, Madhav Goyal, B. Lee Peterlin, Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite (2020). Enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction in episodic migraine: a randomized clinical trial with magnetic resonance imaging outcomes.

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Jing Zhang, Ben Yetton, Lauren N. Whitehurst, Mohsen Naji, Sara C. Mednick (2020). The Effect of Zolpidem on Memory Consolidation Over a Night of Sleep.

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Andrew J. Furman, Mariya Prokhorenko, Michael L. Keaser, Jing Zhang, Shuo Chen, Ali Mazaheri, David A. Seminowicz (2020). Sensorimotor peak alpha frequency is a reliable biomarker of pain sensitivity.

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Jing Zhang, Erin J. Wamsley (2019). EEG predictors of dreaming outside of REM sleep.

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