Deng Pan (潘登)
Deng is an graduate student (DPhil) at Univeristy of Oxford, Department of Experimental Psychology, working with Prof. Matthew Rushworth. His research interests focus on understanding the neural and computational mechanisms underlying learning and decision-making, especially how we organize structure knowledge to afford flexibility. Before that, Deng received his BS in psychological and cognitive sciences from Peking University (PKU) in China, where he worked with Dr. Jian Li and Dr. Lusha Zhu on social decision-making. Outside of research, he enjoys reading novels, swimming, and mountain climbing. His name in Chinese means ‘climbing’.
Favorite words
“Nothing is to be feared, only to be understood.” by Maria Curie.