Meichao Zhang

The paper shows that neural focus during tasks differs based on cognitive mode, with distinct brain activity patterns for arithmetic and comprehension tasks.

The paper uses fMRI and TMS to show individual differences in how left anterior parietal cortex supports verbal short-term memory, with some relying more on semantic than phonological processing.

The paper investigates how different types of information retrieval affect default mode network (DMN) activation, finding distinct subnetworks for emotional and contextual associations and common effects of retrieval demands.

The paper investigates how mind-wandering during reading affects neural coupling between the default mode network and visual regions, showing that decoupling impairs comprehension.