蔡瑛，理学博士。浙江大学心理与行为科学系特聘研究员，博士生导师。研究主要关注个体工作记忆及其元认知过程的神经基础及其可塑性规律，主要研究方法包括行为实验与数学建模，功能性磁共振 (fMRI)、脑电 (EEG & sEEG)以及经颅电刺激 (tES) 等。主要研究在Human Brain Mapping, Journal of Cognitive Science, Journal of Neurophysiology, eNeuro等国际学术期刊发表，担任Cerebal Cortex, Plos Computational Biology, Advances in Cognitive Psychology等期刊评审人。 教育与职业经历 2012年毕业于安徽大学哲学系应用心理学专业，获理学、管理学双学位（导师 杨志新副教授）； 2019年毕业于北京师范大学认知神经科学与学习国家重点实验室，获认知神经科学博士学位（导师 薛贵教授）； 2016年至2018年于美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校参加博士生联合培养项目，任研究专员（导师 Brad Postle）； 2019年至2021年，任浙江大学心理与行为科学系特聘副研究员。 2022年至今，任浙江大学心理与行为科学系特聘研究员。

认知神经科学 学习与记忆 脑可塑性与认知增强

2022年至今 中国神经科学学会神经调控基础与转化分会专家委员会委员； 2022年至今 中国脑计划青少年脑智发育项目专家委员会成员； 2021年至今 浙江省神经科学学会心理与行为分会专家委员会委员； 2020年至今 中国心理学会会员； 2018年至今 Cognitive Neurosicience society(CNS) 会员； 2016年至今 Society of Neuroscience(SfN) 会员； 2014年至今 Orignization of Human Brain Mapping（OHBM）会员；

==ORCID: 0000-0001-5125-2556= Under review: Ni, J., Yang, C., Fu, J., Wang, R., & Cai, Y. (2024, September 2). Asymmetric Interaction Effects of Information with Varying Priorities in Visual Working Memory. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bxyz6 PMIUM_manuscript_20240902.pdf Qi, X., Fu, J., Gu, Y., Xue, G., & Cai, Y. (2024). The Nature of Visual Short-Term Memory Training Transfer: Evidence from A Systematical Transfer Test. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.14681 Qi_et_al_2024pdf.pdf Selected Publications: Yang C., He X., Cai Y. (2025).Reactivating and reorganizing activity-silent working memory: two distinct mechanisms underlying pinging the brain, Cerebral Cortex, bhae494, https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhae494 cc-2024.pdf Ye. S., Wu. M., Xue G., Cai, Y. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over the Posterior Parietal Cortex Increases Non-target Retrieval during Visual Working Memory, eNeuro, ENEURO.0265-24.2024. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0265-24.2024 ENEURO.0265-24.2024.full.pdf Pan, R., Ye, S., Zhong, Y., Chen, Q., & Cai, Y. (2023). Transcranial alternating current stimulation for the treatment of major depressive disorder: from basic mechanisms toward clinical applications. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, 1197393. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1197393 Pan-fnhum-MDDtACS-2023.pdf Cai, Y., Fulvio, J. M., Samaha, J., & Postle, B. R. (2022). Context Binding in Visual Working Memory Is Reflected in Bilateral Event-Related Potentials, But Not in Contralateral Delay Activity. eNeuro, 9(6), ENEURO.0207-22.2022. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0207-22.2022. Cai-eNeuro-2022.pdf Cai, Y., Yang, C., Wang S., & Xue G(2022). The neural mechanism underlying visual working memory training and its limited transfer effect, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience; doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01897 Cai-jocn-2022.pdf Cai, Y., Fulvio, J.M., Yu, Q., Sheldon, A.D., & Postle, B.R. (2020). The Role of Location-Context Binding in Nonspatial Visual Working Memory, eNeuro, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0430-20.2020Cai-eNeuro-2020.pdf Wan, Q., Cai, Y., Samaha, J., & Postle, B. R. (2020). Tracking stimulus representation across a 2-back visual working memory task. Royal Society Open Science, 7(8), 190228. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.1902282 rsos.190228.pd Cai, Y.,Sheldon, D., Yu, Q., & Postle, B. R. (2019). Overlapping and Distinct Contributions of Stimulus Location and of Spatial Context to Nonspatial Visual Short-Term Memory. Journal of Neurophysiology. 121(4):1222-1231. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00062.2019 Cai-JNeurophys-2019.pdf Cai, Y.,Urgolites, Z., Wood, J., Chen, C., Li, S., Chen, A., & Xue, G. (2018). Distinct neural substrates for visual short-term memory of actions. Hum Brain Mapp. 39(10):4119-4133. doi:10.1002/hbm.24236 Cai-hbm-2018.pdf Li, S., Cai, Y.,Liu, J., Li, D., Feng, Z., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2017). Dissociated roles of the parietal and frontal cortices in the scope and control of attention during visual working memory. NeuroImage, 149, 210-219. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.01.061 Li-Neuroimage-2017.pdf Cai, Y.,Li, S., Liu, J., Li, D., Feng, Z., Wang, Q., . . . Xue, G. (2016). The Role of the Frontal and Parietal Cortex in Proactive and Reactive Inhibitory Control: A Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Study. J Cogn Neurosci, 28(1), 177-186. doi:10.1162/jocn_a_00888 Cai-jocn-2016.pdf Other Publications: Ni, Y., Zhou, Y., Kivimäki, M., Cai, Y., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Xu, X., Dai, X., & Xu, X. (2023). Socioeconomic inequalities in physical, psychological, and cognitive multimorbidity in middle-aged and older adults in 33 countries: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 4(11), e618–e628. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(23)00195-2 lacent-xuxiaolin-2023.pdf Feng, J., Zhang, L., Chen, C. Sheng, J., Ye, Z., Feng，K., Liu, J., Cai, Y., ... & Xue, G.(2022). A cognitive neurogenetic approach to uncovering the structure of executive functions. Nat Commun 13, 4588 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32383-0 Feng-NC-2022.pdf Feng, J., Chen, C., Cai, Y., Ye, Z., Feng, K., Liu, J., ... & Xue, G. (2020). Partitioning heritability analyses unveil the genetic architecture of human brain multidimensional functional connectivity patterns. Human Brain Mapping, 41(12), 3305–3317. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25018 feng-HBM-2020.pdf Yu, Q., Panichello, M. F., Cai, Y., Postle, B. R., & Buschman, T. J. (2020). Delay-period activity in frontal, parietal, and occipital cortex tracks noise and biases in visual working memory. PLOS Biology, 18(9), e3000854. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000854 Yu-2020-PlosBiology.pdf Feng, K., Zhao, X., Liu, J., Cai, Y, Ye Z.F., Chen C.S., Xue, G. (2019). Spaced Learning Enhances Episodic Memory by Increasing Neural Pattern Similarity Across Repetitions, Journal of Neuroscience, 39 (27) 5351-5360; http://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2741-18.2019 feng-JN-2019.pdf Wang, Q., Chen, C., Cai, Y., Li, S., Zhao, X., Zheng, L., . . . Xue, G. (2016). Dissociated neural substrates underlying impulsive choice and impulsive action. NeuroImage, 134, 540-549. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.04.010 Wang-NeuroImage-2016.pdf Yang, H.,Cai, Y.,Liu, Q., Zhao, X., Wang, Q., Chen, C., & Xue, G. (2015). Differential Neural Correlates Underlie Judgment of Learning and Subsequent Memory Performance. Front Psychol, 6. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01699 Yang-front-2015.pdf