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Beijing Normal University

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5.05/4/2026

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Xi Yu is an associate professor at the State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, appointed since September 2019. Her research investigates the cognitive and neural trajectories underlying language and reading acquisition, as well as the mechanisms of learning disabilities, particularly dyslexia. She employs advanced neuroimaging techniques such as resting-state fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging to study infants, toddlers, and children at familial risk for neurodevelopmental disorders. Xi Yu earned her Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience from the University of Hong Kong between 2009 and 2013, and her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Beijing Normal University from 2004 to 2008. Prior to her faculty position, she served as a postdoctoral researcher, including at the Gaab Laboratory affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital around 2015.