About Me
Hello! I am Haibin Yu, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Linguistics and Translation at City University of Hong Kong and a member of the LAnguages, Machines & Brains Lab (LAMB).
My research focuses on the cognitive neuroscience of speech and language, drawing on my background in psychology and experience with MEG, EEG, SCR, and eye-tracking.
Education
City University of Hong Kong
Ph.D. in Linguistics and Translation · Supervisor: Prof. Jixing Li · LAMB Lab
Sept 2026 - Present · Hong Kong SAR, China
Lund University
M.S. in Psychology
Sept 2024 - June 2026 · Lund, Sweden
Fudan University
B.S. in Psychology · Major GPA: 3.6/4.0
Sept 2018 - June 2023 · Shanghai, China
Research Experience
Eye-tracking Study on Visual Search Under Instruction
Researcher · LU Humanities Lab, Lund University
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
MEG Study on False Memory and Fear Generalization
Research Assistant · Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence, Fudan University
June 2023 - June 2024
SCR Study on False Memory and Fear Generalization
Researcher · Memory Laboratory, Fudan University
Mar 2023 - June 2023
Study on Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memories
Undergraduate Researcher · Xiyuan Program, Fudan University
Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
Study on False Memory and Decision Making in Ageing
Experimenter · Laboratory of Psychology and Behavioural Science of Ageing, Fudan Institute on Ageing
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
Publications & Presentations
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How Are Emojis Processed? A Cross-Linguistic Eye-Tracking Study of Parafoveal Access and Semantic IntegrationPoster accepted by 2026 APS Annual Convention, Barcelona, Spain
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Rethinking Emoji Cognition: A Cross-Writing System PerspectivePoster presented at the 2026 ASLA Symposium, Umeå, Sweden
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Implanting Fear in Memory: False Threat Memories Lead to Heightened Fear GeneralizationManuscript under review at Cognition
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Retrieval Mechanisms of Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memories (MEAM): Generative or Direct RetrievalPresented at 2022 APS Annual Convention, Chicago, USA