About Yazhou
I am a PhD Candidate at NYU and working on pain and computational neuroscience. (How to pronounce “Yazhou”(雅洲): like “Yay-Jo”)
I am deeply passionate about understanding how the brain works. My research interests include perception, memory and the mechanism of neural disorders.
If you are a potential collaborator with similar interests, feel free to email me at yazhou.laugh@gmail.com. I am open to discussing my current projects or exploring potential cooperation.
For more information, check out my CV here.
News
- [2025 Aug] Poster presentation at CogSci 2025, in San Francisco, USA. Thanks to Prof. Christopher Kymn and Prof. Bruno Olshausen!
- [2025 Jul] Paper published in Science of Learning. Thanks to Dr. Guoyang Liu, Prof. Janet Hsiao and Dr. Yueyuan Zheng!
- [2025 May] Pass qualifying exam. Thanks to my PhD advisor Prof. Jing Wang and my committee members Prof. Andreas Hielscher and Prof. Yao Wang!
Publications & Conference Presentations
Yazhou Zhao, Zeyu Yun, Bruno A. Olshausen and Christopher J. Kymn. “Sparse coding generates efficient representations for autoassociative memories”. CogSci 2025. Poster presentation.
Guoyang Liu, Yueyuan Zheng, Michelle Hei Lam Tsang, Yazhou Zhao and Janet H. Hsiao. “Understanding the role of eye movement pattern and consistency during face recognition through EEG decoding”. Science of Learning.
Yazhou Zhao, Zeyu Yun, Ruichang Sun and Dasheng Bi. “Natural retinal cone distributions emerge from optical and neural limits to vision”. The 24th Annual Meeting of Vision Science Society (VSS 2024). Talk presentation.
Yazhou Zhao and Guoyang Liu. “Epileptic EEG Classification Using Time-Frequency Representation and Deep Neural Network”. The 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBC 2023).
Yazhou Zhao and Guoyang Liu. “Comparison of time-frequency representations for deep learning-based epileptic EEG classification”. Nanosymposium presentation. Neuroscience 2023 (SfN 2023).
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For undergraduates interested in neural-related research, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I am excited to meet new people from diverse backgrounds, share my experiences, and potentially start a mentorship.