Lab Members

	Dr. Wen Li Lab Director E-mail: wenli@psych.wisc.edu CANLab-West CANLab-Central Waisman Center Department of Psychology Room 515 324 W.J. Brogden Hall UW-Madison UW-Madison 1500 Highland Ave. 1202 W. Johnson St. Madison, WI 53705 Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 890-1685 Phone: (608) 890-2924 Website Website
	Bhuvanesh Awasthi Post-doctoral fellow - bawasthi@wisc.edu Our perceptual experiences emerge, not solely in the brain, but in the dynamic interactions with the environment, accompanied by bodily behaviors. Based on this conceptual framework, my research aims to explore how sensory processing is modulated in accordance with the affective significance of a visual stimulus. Using multi-modal imaging (EEG, MEG, fMRI) and behavioral methods, I aim to elucidate the mechanisms of affective and cognitive interactions (in particular emotion, olfactory and visual perception) that evoke rapid responses which may be important for survival. Additionally, I am also interested in issues surrounding olfaction & consciousness, cognitive biology and the mind-body problem. Personal interests: Mountaineering, organic gardening, classical instrumental music, holistic health, community welfare.
	Emily Cahill Clinical Psychology Graduate Student - ecahill@wisc.edu Research interests: I am most interested in using cognitive neuroscience methodologies to investigate how perceptual abilities differ in anxious and nonanxious people. Currently, I'm curious about ecologically-valid modeling of socially-threatening information in the laboratory, and how to best measure and elucidate the cognitive and perceptual differences that contribute to anxiety. Personal interests: I usually wind down from a long day at the CAN lab with handcrafts: embroidery, origami, beadwork, decoupage, ceramic painting, and much more. My geekery doesn't stop at the lab door; I love to read, play board games, create statistics-themed baked goods, dress in costume for local events, and hang out with other nerds!
	Yuqi You Clinical Psychology Graduate Student - yyou2@wisc.edu Research interests: I’m interested in both positive and negative dimensions of affect, as well as the cognitive, neural, and biological correlates associated with each dimension. I believe that research on positive and negative affect could potentially reveal shared/distinct neural mechanisms ranging from a perceptual level to an experiential level. My clinical interest would be to understand the neuroscience underlying the pathology of anxiety and other mood disorders. Personal interests: Explore the nature, science fiction, visual arts, dance, grocery shopping! ...
	Lucas Novak Individual Graduate Major - lrnovak09@gmail.com Research Interests: Would like to learn more about the effects of anxiety and depression on cognition, as well as learn more about the olfactory system and improve on the presentation of odor stimuli. Personal Interests: Psychology (especially behavioral abnormalities, cognitive and perceptual psych, and social psych), Medicine (especially neural medical sciences and pathology).
	Jaryd Hiser Lab Technician - jhiser@wisc.edu Research Interests: I am interested in using fMRI and EEG methodology as a means to determine how multimodal stimuli are represented and encoded in the brain. I am also interested in learning how emotion (fear, disgust, etc.) can change this process at a very early level. Personal Interests: Golf, Music, and most of all the Cubs (Go Cubs Go!)
	Ana Rita Farias PHD Candidate in Psychology - anaritafarias@gmail.com Research Interests: Currently I am finishing my PhD in Psychology. The main topic of my research work is the spatial grounding of abstract concepts. Specifically my work explores how political concepts are grounded on a horizontal spatial dimension and how this spatial grounding influences perception, attitudes and behavior towards political messages and/or political actors. Additionally, I am also interested in the idea that chemical signals play an important role in affecting interspecies behavioral responses, namely, whether the inhalation of chemo signals mitted by another person during an emotional state induced the same state in the inhaler. Personal Interests: : “Innovation”, "Creativity", Graphic Design, Music...