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Zhang Wencai
Associate Professor
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Mailing Address:  16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
Email:  zhangwc@psych.ac.cn
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2009.6—present  Assistant professor in Institute of Psychology,Chinese Academy of Science
2006.9—2009.6,  Doctor in Institute of psychology, Chinese academy of sciences
1998.7—2006.8   Assistant professor in Colledge of Education, Hebei Normal University
1995.9—1998.6,  Master in Colledge of Education, Hebei Normal University, Master
1991.9—1995.6,  Bachelor in Colledge of Education, Hebei Normal University

Research Interests:
To detect mental and meural mechanism of therapeutic metaphor influencing mental distress and of placebo effec
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Selected Publications:

1 Zhao Y, Liu R, Zhang J, Luo J & Zhang WC*. (2020) Placebo Effect on Modulating Empathic Pain: Reduced Activation in Posterior Insula. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience. 31 January doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00008

2 Yu, F., Zhang, J., Fan, J., Luo, J., & Zhang, WC*. (2019). Hippocampus and amygdala: An insight-related network involved in metaphorical solution to mental distress problem. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci, 19(4), 1022-1035. doi:10.3758/s13415-019-00702-6

3 Hu, J., Zhang, WC*., Zhang, J., Yu, F., & Zhang, X. (2018). The Brief Intervention Effect of Metaphorical Cognitive Restructuring on Alleviating Mental Distress: A Randomised Controlled Experiment. Appl Psychol Health Well Being, 10(3), 414-433.

4 Zhang XY, Zhang JX, Wang L and Zhang WC*. (2018) Altered Gray Matter Volume and Its Correlation With PTSD Severity in Chinese Earthquake Survivors. Frontiers in psychiatry November 30. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00629

5 Zhang XY, Zhang JX, Wang L, RuiLi, Zhang WC*. 2015. Altered resting-state functional connectivity of the amygdala in Chinese earthquake survivors. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 65, 208-214,(SCI, IF=4.361, Q1).

6 Zhao YL、Zhang JX, Yuan LZ, Luo J, Guo JY, Zhang WC*. 2015. A transferable anxiolytic placebo effect from noise to negative effect. Journal of Mental Health, 24. (SSCI, IF=1.691,Q2)

7 Yu F, Zhang WC *, Zhang ZJ、Zhang JX、Luo J. 2015. Insights triggered by textual micro-counseling dialogues of restructuring orientation in experts and students. Psych Journal, 2015/9/16.

8 Jiang NZ, Yu F, Zhang WC*, Zhang JX*. 2016. Deficits of cognitive restructuring in major depressive disorder: measured by textual microcounseling dialogues. Psychiatry Research.238, 159-164.. (SCI, IF=2.466, Q2)

9 Wu XF, Guo TT, Tan TT, Zhang WC, Qin SZ, Fan J & Luo J. (2019). Superior emotional regulating effects of creative cognitive reappraisal. NeuroImage, 200, 540-551. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.06.061.

10 Zhang WC. 2018. The Empirical Clarification of Belief Effect Based on Anxiolytic Placebo Effect. Journal of Nanjing Normal University, 2018(2),114-123

11 Zhang WC, Qin SZ, Guo JY & Luo J. A follow-up fMRI study of placebo anxiolytic effect produced through a transferable way. Psychophysiology (SCI, IF=3.926, Q1), 2011, Feb 17. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01178.x

12 Zhang WC, Guo JY, Zhang JX & Luo J. Neural mechanism of placebo effects and cognitive reappraisal in emotion regulation. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry (SCI, IF=3.247, Q1). 2013 Jan 10. 40:364-73 doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2012.10.020.

13 Zhang WC, Li F, Qin SZ & Luo J. Integrative Effects of Cognitive Reappraisal on Negative affect: Associated Changes in Secretory Immunoglobulin A, Unpleasantness, and ERP activities. PLoS One (SCI, IF=4.411, Q1), 2012, Feb 2.7(2) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030761

14 Zhang WC, Luo J. Neural Bases of Reappraisal Regulatory Effect on Negative Emotion in High Reappraisers. Neural Regeneration Research, 2012, 7,2542-2547 (SCI, IF=0.18, Q4)

15 Zhang WC, Wang JB & He H. The effects of operational and emotional mental stress on the cardiovascular response. 2012 International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (iCBEB 2012), 2012, 2, 1117-1120.

16 Zhang WC, Luo J. The transferable placebo effect from pain to emotion: changes in behavior and EEG activity. Psychophysiology (SCI, IF=3.926, Q1), 2009, 46,626-634

17 Guo JY, Yuan XY, Sui F, Zhang WC, Wang JY, Luo F, Luo J. Placebo analgesia affects the behavioral despair tests and hormonal secretions in mice. Psychopharmacology(SCI, IF=3.817,), 2011, May 30.

18 Li Q, Qin SZ, Rao LL, Zhang WC, Ying XP, Guo XY, Guo CY, Ding JH, Li S, Luo J. Can sophie's choice be adequately captured by cold computation of minimizing losses? An fMRI study of vital loss decisions. PLoS One (SCI, IF=4.411, Q1), 2011, Mar, 11, 6(3).

19 Zhang RR, Zhang WC, Wang JY, Guo JY. The opioid placebo analgesia is mediated exclusively through μ-opioid receptor in rat. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol (SCI, IF=4.578, Q1). 2012, 25,1-8.

20 Zhang WC, Yuan LZ & Lu YQ et al. The history and development of experiment design for placebo effect studies. Advances in Psychological Science, 2011, 19(8):1115-1125

21 Zhang WC, Yan KL & Lu YQ et al. The effect of different psychological stressors on responses of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Acta psychological sinica, 2007, 39(2), 285-291

22 Zhang WC, Lu XH & Yan KL et al. The effect of relaxation training on heart Rate, T-wave amplitude and mental arithmetic achievement. Psychological Science, 2005, 28(3), 706-707

23 Zhang WC, Yan KL & Wang JB et al. The effect of mental intervention on cardiovascular activities. Psychological Science, 2003, 26(1), 2003,144-145

24 Zhang WC, Wang HM & Yan KL et al. The effect of respiration on mental stress response. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medical and Brain Science, 2003,12(1), 142-143

25 Wu YM, Zhang WC & Yan KL et al. Changes of gastric electromyogram under abdominal breathing and progressing muscle relaxation. Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering, 2009, 13(4), 701-704

26 Yan KL, Zhang WC & Zhang YJ et al. The Application of Heart Rate Variability to Study Psychosomatic Disease and Emotion Disorder. Advances in Psychological Science, 2006, 14(2), 61-265

27 Zhao W, Zhang WC & Lu XH et al. The effects of fear and amusement emotions on heart function of healthy volunteers. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medical and Brain Science, 2003, 12(5), 582-583

28 Yan KL, Yuan LZ & Zhang WC, Electro-acupuncture Effects on EEG,Sleep and Mood, Psychological Science, 2004, 27(5), 1206-1208

29 Wang HM, Yan KL & Zhang WC. The effect of Abdominal breathing and personality on heart rate variability.Psychological Science, 2003, 26(6), 1136-1137

30 Yan KL, zhang YJ & Zhang WC. Psychoneuroimmunology Psychological Science, 1997, 20(4), 357

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