Yiren Ren

My research uses neuroimaging method (fMRI, EEG) to study human memory and potential uses of music in improving learning and memory. I used different methods, including univariate, multivariate (RSA, MVPA), functional connectivity, dynamic causal modeling and etc. to investigate how brain networks interact. I am particularly interested in the prefrontal-striatal-hippocampus network and its neural behaviors relating to how music-in-context provides schemas and rewards to motivate cross-modal learning.