Haeyoon Choi

Cognitive control functions are associated with a wide range of psychological processes, including but not limited to attention, memory, emotional and social processes. Deficits in such functions in children and adolescents are likely to cause problems such as learning disorders and attention deficient hyper-activity disorder. It also may lead to poor social relationships and affect quality of life in the long run. One line of our research is to develop and validate a new diagnosis paradigm that considers both cognitive and non-cognitive functions such as social and communication skills as well as emotional control. In order to improve the accessibility of pre-existing diagnosis strategies, we are developing a new form of computerized remediation therapy program by implementing mobile-based virtual reality (VR) technology. This line of research will open new possibilities in diagnosing and treating cognitive control deficiency by 1) acquiring natural response data (opposed to the types of data that are collected in more controlled settings, such as clinics or laboratories), 2) enabling treatment in an interactive and naturalistic environment, 3) employing artificial intelligence technology to extract principal index from complex multi-dimensional data, 4) strengthening personalized side in executing treatment programs.

• • Social cognition
  • Social influences on memory
  • Emotional memory
  • Collective memory
  • fMRI