杨炯炯，女，北京大学心理学系副教授。
1996 年 7 月 在山东医科大学获医学心理学硕士学位
1999 年 7 月 在中国科学院心理研究所获心理学博士学位，同年进入北大心理系任讲师
2002 年 8 月 晋升为副教授，硕士导师
2004 年 1 月至 2006 年 3 月 在美国国立健康研究院 (NIH) 精神卫生研究所 (NIMH) 以访问学者身份从事认知神经科学方面的 fMRI 研究
已发表 30 余篇国外和国内核心期刊论文，获 2002 年全国优秀博士学位论文奖。
研究兴趣：认知神经科学
1. 学习和记忆的脑机制
以脑功能成像和脑损伤病人的研究相结合的手段，对学习记忆的编码、提取过程的脑机制进行研究，着重于联想记忆和内隐记忆的研究。
2. 情绪加工与情绪记忆的脑机制
以脑功能成像和脑损伤病人的研究相结合的手段，对情绪加工与概念类别的关系、情绪记忆的脑机制等进行一系列研究。
已发表论著
Yang J, Wu M, Shen Z. Preserved implicit form perception and orientation adaptation in visual form agnosia. Neuropsychologia, 2006, 44: 1833-1842.
Yang J, Zeng S, Luo Q, Guan L, Kuang P, Gong H, Lichty W, Chance B. Hemispheric Asymmetry for Encoding Unrelated Word Pairs? A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study. Space Medicine & Medical Engineering, 2005, 18 (5): 318-323.
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang K, Zhang M, Sun W, Yu S, Patterson K. Involvement of the medial temporal lobe in priming for new associations. Neuropsychologia, 2003, 41 (7): 818-829.
Yang J, Guan L, Kuang P, Weng X. Priming for New Associations and its Brain Mechanisms. Journal of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2004, 21 (1): 135-139
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang P. The role and mechanisms of attention in perceptual Priming. Psychological Science, 2004, 27 (1): 101-103
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang P, Zhang M, Sun W, Yu S, Patterson K. Role of the Frontal Lobe in Perceptual Priming Effects: Analysis of Color Naming and Word Naming Tasks. Acta Psychological Sinica, 2003, 35 (5): 610-616.
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang P, Zhang M, Sun W, Yu S, Patterson K. Role and Mechanisms of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Perceptual Priming Effects. Acta Psychological Sinica, 2003, 35 (6): 761-766.
Yang J, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Yin L. Retrograde amnesia, frontal Lobe, and remote memory organization. Acta Psychological Sinica, 2002, 34 (2): 141-147.
Yang J, Shen Z. Effects of Microgravity on Human Cognitive Function in Space flight. Space Medicine and Medical Engineering, 2003, 16 (6): 463-467
Yang J, Zhou X. Progress in Studies of Retrograde Amnesia. Psychological Science, 2003, 26 (2): 319-322.
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang P, Zhang M, Sun W, Yu S. Frontal lobe participated in priming for new associations --- the evidence from frontal lesioned patients. Acta Psychological Sinica, 2002, 34 (1): 36-42.
Yang J, Yin L, Zhang Y, Zhou X. The recovery of memory after traumatic brain injury. Psychological Science, 2002, 10 (1): 68-70.
Yang J, Zhou X, Chen X. Executive dysfunction and the related diseases. Chinese Journal of Psychiatry, 2002, 35 (2): 122-124.
Yang J, Luo Q. Near Infrared Spectroscopy and its application in neuroscience. Progress in Physiological Science, 2002, 33 (2): 265-268.
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang P. Associative priming and perceptual priming effects. Acta Psychological Sinica, 2001, 33:111-116.
Yang J, Zeng S, Luo Q, Guan L, Kuang P, Gong H, Chance B. Left prefrontal lobe contributed to semantic encoding of unrelated word pairs --- A near-infrared spectroscopy study. Acta Psychological Sinica, 2001, 33: 48-54.
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang P. Effects of level of processing and word type on forming memory for new associations. Acta Psychological Sinica, 1999, 31:257-265.
Yang J, Weng X. Role of prefrontal lobe in memorystudies in functional brain imaging. Journal of Developments in Psychology, 1999, 7 (2): 13-18.
Yang J, Guan L., Weng X, Kuang P. Current status of priming effects and its brain mechanisms. Psychological Science, 1999, 22 (3): 250-253.
Yang J, Weng X, Guan L, Kuang P. Progress in study of brain mechanisms of associative priming. Progress in Physiological Science, 1999, 30 (3): 263-265.
Yang J, Kuang P, Guan L, Weng X. Memory impairments of aging and frontal lobe. Chinese Journal of Gerontology, 1999, 19 (3): 129-131.
Yang J, Sui N, Albert Chen, Kuang P, Jiang S, Wu W, Kuang P. Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (RSM) Could Improves Spatial Cognition of Rats with Left Temporal Infarction. Chinese Journal of Neuroimmunology and Neurology, 1998, 5 (4): 198-202.
Yang J, Sui N, Albert Chen, Kuang P, Jiang S, Wu W, Kuang P. Effects of Batroxobin on spatial learning in rats with left temporal infarction. Clinical Journal of Neurology, 1999, 12 (4): 195-198.
Yang J, Yue W, Han D, Lu Z, Jiang H. Study of mental state of brain infarction patients and improvement effects of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum. Chinese Journal of Mental Health, 1999, 13 (3): 78-79.
Yang J, Yue W, Han D, Lu Z, Jiang H. Study of backward digit recall of brain infarction patients and normal elderly people. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1998, 6: 3-4.
Yang J, Yue W, Han D, Jiang H, Lu Z. Study of PRVEP about effects of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum on brain dysfunction of patients after brain infarction. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medical Science, 1998, 7 (4): 250-252.
Yang J, Yue W. Progress in treatment of vascular dementia. Foreign Medical Science, 1998, 6 (1): 47-50.
Yang J, Yue W, Han D, Lu Z, Jiang H. Effects of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum on brain dysfunction of patients after brain infarction. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1997, 5 (2): 65-68.
Zeng S, Yang J, Gong H, et al. Observing prefrontal activation during semantic encoding with infrared diffusive imaging. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2000, 29 (1): 1-4
Shen Z, Yang J. Contemporary Cognitive neuroscience. World Science and Technology Research and Development, 1999, 21: 31-34.
Sui N, Yang J, Albert Chen, Kuang P, Jiang S, Wu W, Kuang P. Effects of left temporal infarction of rats on spatial cognition. Acta Psychological Sinica, 1998, 30 (3): 320-325.
Li P, Gong H, Yang J, Zeng S. Left prefrontal cortex activation during semantic encoding accessed with functional near infrared imaging. Space Medicine and Medical Engineering, 2000, 13 (2): 79-83.
Wu W, Kuang P, Jiang S, Yang J, Kuang P, Jiang S, Wu W, Kuang P. Effect of Batroxobin on expression of c-jun in left temporal ischemic rats with spatial learning and memory disorder. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2000, 20 (2): 147-151.
Wu W, Jiang S, Zhang X, Kuang P, Kuang P, Sui N, Yang J, Hu J. Expression of C-Jun, bFGF and HSP70 with improved spatial memory dysfunction by Radis salviae Miltiorrhizae in rats with left temporal ischemia. Stroke and Nervous Diseases, 1999, 6 (4): 193-195.
Jiang S, Wu W, Kuang P, Kuang P, Yang J, Hu J. Effects of Batroxobin on spatial learning of rats with left temporal infarction and expression of PDGF. Stroke and Nervous Diseases, 1999, 6 (2): 74-76.
