Expertise

Dr. Cai's research bridges human neuroscience with machine learning. His lab uses techniques of brain imaging (fMRI), deep learning, computational modeling, cognitive tasks and eye tracking to answer the following questions:

  1. Can we decode spontaneous thoughts from brain activity and understand rumination?
  2. How do people make decision making and learn from experiences, especially in novel tasks?
  3. How does the brain build an internal model of the environment?
  4. What principles allow a neural networks to learn the cognitive capabilities that infants acquire with similar constraints faced by the brain?
  5. How do infants and young children shift their attention during natural behavior (through collaboration)?

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Organizational Affiliations

A&S - Psychology, College of A&S, Schools & Colleges, University of Miami

College of A&S, Schools & Colleges, University of Miami

Education

Neuroscience
2009-08-31–2015-05-05, Doctor of Philosophy, Baylor College of Medicine (United States, Houston) - BCM
Electronic and Information Science and Technology
2004-09–2008-06-30, Bachelor of Science (BS), Peking University (China, Beijing) - PKU
Psychology
2004-09–2008-06-30, Bachelor of Science (BS), Peking University (China, Beijing) - PKU

double major