Selected Publications

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  1. Jia K#, Wang M#, Steinwurzel C, Ziminski J, Xi Y, Emir U, & Kourtzi Z. (2024). Recurrent inhibition refines mental templates to optimize perceptual decisions. Science Advances, 10(31), eado7378. [pdf]

  2. Jia K, Goebel R, & Kourtzi Z. (2023). Ultra-high field imaging of human visual cognition. Annual Review of Vision Science, 9. [pdf]

  3. Ng AKT#, Jia K#, Goncalves NR, Zamboni E, Kemper VG, Goebel R, Welchman AE, & Kourtzi Z. (2021). Ultra-high-field neuroimaging reveals fine-scale processing for 3D perception. Journal of Neuroscience, 41(41), 8362–8374. [pdf]

  4. Jia K#, Li Y#, Gong M#, Huang H, Wang Y, & Li S. (2021). Perceptual learning beyond perception: Mnemonic representation in early visual cortex and intraparietal sulcus. Journal of Neuroscience, 41(20), 4476–4486. [pdf]

  5. Jia K, Zamboni E, Kemper VG, Rua C, Goncalves NR, Ng AKT, Rodgers CT, Williams G, Goebel R, & Kourtzi Z. (2020). Recurrent Processing Drives Perceptual Plasticity. Current Biology, 30(21), 4177-4187. [pdf]

Other Publications

  1. Tan QS, Jia OD, Anderson BA, Jia K*, & Gong MY*. (2025). Reward history alters priority map based on spatial relationship, but not absolute location. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. [pdf]

  2. Cheng YA, Sanayei M, Chen X, Jia K, Li S, Fang F, Watanabe T, Thiele A, & Zhang RY. (2025). A neural geometry approach comprehensively explains apparently conflicting models of visual perceptual learning. Nature Human Behaviour. [pdf]

  3. Yang K, Xu Y, Lin Q, Tang L, Zhong J, An H, Zeng Y, Jia K, Jin Y, Yu G, Gao F, Zhao L, Tong L. (2025). Explainable deep learning algorithm for identifying cerebral venous sinus thrombosis-related hemorrhage (CVST-ICH) from spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage using computed tomography. eClinicalMedicine, 81, 103128. [pdf].

  4. Chen Q, Pan C, Shen Y, Pan Q, Zhang Q, Wang J, Hu Y, Xu H, Gong M*, Jia K*. (2025). Atypical subcortical involvement in emotional face processing in major depressive disorder with and without comorbid social anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders, 374, 531-539. [pdf].

  5. Wu L, Jiang M, Zhao M, Hu X, Wang J, Zhang K, Jia K, Ren F, Gao F. (2025). Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and preSMA in Response Inhibition: An Investigation Based on PTC Model. NeuroImage, 306, 121004. [pdf]

  6. Chen Y, Liu T, Jia K*, Jan T, Gong M*. (2024). Dual-format attentional template during preparation in human visual cortex. eLife, preprint. [pdf]

  7. Gong M, Pan C, Pan R, Wang X, Wang J, Xu H, Hu Y, Wang J, Jia K*, Chen Q. (2024). Distinct patterns of monocular advantage for facial emotions in social anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 104, 102871. [pdf]

  8. Chen Y, Chen S, Zhang X, Zhang S, Jia K, Anderson, B. A., & Gong M. (2023). Reward history modulates attention based on feature relationship. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152(7), 1937–1950. [pdf]

  9. Jia K, Frangou P, Karlaftis VM, Ziminski JJ, Giorgio J, Rideaux R, Zamboni E, Hodgson V, Emir U, & Kourtzi Z. (2022). Neurochemical and functional interactions for improved perceptual decisions through training. Journal of Neurophysiology, 127(4), 900–912. [pdf]

  10. Jia K*, Zamboni E, Rua C, Goncalves NR, Kemper V, Ng AKT, Rodgers CT, Williams G, Goebel R, & Kourtzi Z. (2021). A protocol for ultra-high field laminar fMRI in the human brain. STAR Protocols, 2(2), 100415. [pdf]

  11. Zamboni E, Kemper VG, Goncalves NR, Jia K, Karlaftis VM, Bell SJ, Giorgio J, Rideaux R, Goebel R, & Kourtzi Z. (2020). Fine-scale computations for adaptive processing in the human brain. eLife, 9, 1–21. [pdf]

  12. Jia K, Xue X, Lee JH, Fang F, Zhang J, & Li S. (2018). Visual perceptual learning modulates decision network in the human brain: The evidence from psychophysics, modeling, and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Vision, 18(12), 1–19. [pdf]

  13. Jia K, & Li S. (2017). Motion direction discrimination training reduces perceived motion repulsion. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 79(3), 878–887. [pdf]

  14. Gong M#, Jia K#, & Li S. (2017). Perceptual competition promotes suppression of reward salience in behavioral selection and neural representation. Journal of Neuroscience, 37(26), 6242–6252. [pdf]