Honorary fellow
Biography
Francis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), where he specializes in sleep research. He earned his Ph.D. in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and holds an M.S. in Psychology from Peking University, China. Additionally, he received a B.Eng. in Optical Information Science & Technology from Jilin University, China.
As an experimental psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, Francis engages in multidisciplinary research that combines behavioral and neural approaches to explore the relationship between consciousness and the brain. His work involves the use of brain stimulation techniques to study different states of consciousness, such as sleep and wakefulness, with the goal of understanding how these states and brain functions during these periods are influenced. He focuses on the modulation, recording, and analysis of neural oscillations.
Research Interests: Consciousness, Sleep, Neuroscience, Neural oscillations, Time perception.
Selected Publications
Fan, Z., Suzuki, Y., Jiang, L., Okabe, S., Honda, S., Endo, J., Watanabe, T., & Abe, T. (2023). Peripheral Blood Flow Estimated by Laser Doppler Flowmetry Provides Additional Information about Sleep State beyond that Provided by Pulse Rate Variability. Frontiers in Physiology, 14(January), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1040425
Fan, Z., & Yotsumoto, Y. (2018). Multiple Time Intervals of Visual Events Are Represented as Discrete Items in Working Memory. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1340. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01340
Saito, I. (Original author). Fan, Z. and Jiang, L. (Translators) (In press). The Psychology of Rumor. Beijing: China Textile Press. (A translation from a Japanese book named “”デマの心理学”” to Chinese)