Principal Investigator

Our Team

A group of curious minds dedicated to understanding the sleeping brain.

Principal Investigator

Xia Tao

Xia Tao 夏涛

Principal Investigator

State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IPCAS)

Dr. Tao Xia received his Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he studied sleep-based memory modulation and targeted memory reactivation (TMR). He is now a Principal Investigator at the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research lies at the intersection of sleep neuroscience, emotional memory, and brain-computer interfaces, with the goal of developing non-invasive tools to reshape memory and improve mental health.

Current Members

Yiru Bao 包一茹

Ph.D. Candidate

B.Sc.

baoyr@psych.ac.cn

Sleep & memory modulation

Tiantong Zhang 张天彤

Visiting Graduate Student · Beijing Forestry University

B.Sc.

Sleep & emotional memory

Jiahao Ma 马佳豪

Visiting Graduate Student · Beijing Normal University

B.Sc.

Sleep & memory modulation

Xiaodan Lu 鹿小丹

Visiting Graduate Student · Liaoning Normal University

B.Sc.

Sleep BCI & emotional memory reactivation

Research Assistants

Xiaoai Lin 蔺小艾

Research Assistant

B.Sc.

Sleep & memory editing

Peirong Li 李佩蓉

Research Assistant

B.Sc., M.Ed.

Sleep BCI & emotional memory reactivation

Undergraduate Interns

Xue Han 韩雪

Undergraduate Intern · China Women's University

B.Sc. (in progress)

Sleep & emotional memory

Gengyi Mo 莫耿

Undergraduate Intern · Capital Normal University

B.Sc. (in progress)

Sleep & emotional memory

Alumni