Faculty

Ph.D. in Information Systems Science, University of Electro-Communications, Japan (1998-2002)

M.Sc. in Theoretical Biophysics, Inner Mongolia University (1992-1995)

B.Sc. in Applied Physics, Inner Mongolia University (1988-1992)

Associate Professor (Tenured track), Department of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Tsinghua University (2024-Present)

Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University (2018-2024)

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University (2008-2018)

Associate Professor, Research Center for Psychology and Cognitive Science, Tsinghua University (2007-2008)

Lecturer, Research Center for Psychology and Cognitive Science, Tsinghua University (2006-2007)

Lecturer, Department of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (2004-2006)

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Electro-Communications (2002-2004)

Computational simulations of neural processes and behavioral dynamics

Time perception

Undergraduate Courses

Currently teaching: Physiological Psychology, Advanced Physiological Psychology

Previously taught: Introduction to Cognitive Science, Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience

Graduate Courses

Currently teaching: Frontiers in Cognitive Neuroscience, Time Perception

Previously taught: Visual Perception, Brain Rhythms

Coordinator for Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University-Institute of Science Tokyo Joint Graduate Program (2023-Present)

Program Director, Tsinghua University-Waseda University Joint Graduate Program (2019-Present)

Doctoral Students

Yunxin Zhao, Working memory and duration perception

Shuai Chen, Interoception, exteroception, and duration perception

Master’s Students

Ishiai Tomoro (Joint Program with Institute of Science Tokyo), Time perception and intertemporal decision-making

Ming Xi, The structure of time perception

Subing Hao, Time perception and procrastination

Undergraduate Students (SRT Projects)

Hongzhi Zhang, Game addiction and time perception

Kejuan Xu, Emotion and time perception

Xintong Cai, Acute and chronic stress and time perception

Qiangwei Tan, Short video addiction and time perception

Research Assistants

Yinghe Liu

Yaxuan Geng

Ph.D. Graduates

Bobo Su, Yanci Liu

Master’s Graduates

Qiaoyi Huang, Xin Li, Mo Yang, Shinohara Sou, Chengkui Yin, Sen Lu, Tianxin Cao, Dan Li, Cheng Ji, Ziyan Zhang, Sirui Ren, Fei Teng, Siyu Ma, Wenjiang Zhang

Bachelor’s Graduates

Xiaoli Zhang, Luyao Zhang, Pan Hu, Wengrui Zheng, Yanling Wang, Yuqing Cai, Jiayi Chen, Haoyu Li, Linfeng Liu, Jingling Qu, Simi Chen

Yanci Liu, Siyu Ma, Sirui Ren, & Meihong Zheng (2025). Emotional states affect the degree of duration distortion more than distortion direction: a meta-analytic research. Psychological Research, 89, 66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-025-02095-3

Yanci Liu, Siyu Ma, Li J, Xi Song, Feng Du, & Meihong Zheng (2024). Factors influencing passage of time judgment in individuals' daily lives: evidence from the experience sampling and diary methods. Psychological Research, 88(2):466-475. doi: 10.1007/s00426-023-01859-z. Epub 2023 Jul 19. PMID: 37466675.

Bobo Su & Meihong Zheng (2023). Impaired proactive control in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder: Evidence from ERPs. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 160, 47-55.

Osamu Hoshino, Meihong Zheng, & Yasuhiro Fukuoka (2022). Effect of cortical extracellular GABA on motor response. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 50(3), 375-393.

Bobo Su, Shaomei Li, Ling Yang, & Meihong Zheng (2020). Reduced response inhibition after exposure to drug-related cues in male heroin abstainers, Psychopharmacology, 237, 1055-1062.

Su, Bobo, & Zheng, Meihong (2019). The Effect of Substance-Related Cues on Response Inhibition in Individuals with Addiction. Advances in Psychological Science, 27(10), 1–12.

Osamu Hoshino, Meihong Zheng, & Kazuo Watanabe (2018). Perceptual judgments via sensory-motor interaction assisted by cortical GABA. Journal of Computational Neuroscience,44(2), 233-251.

Osamu Hoshino, Meihong Zheng, & Kazuo Watanabe (2018). Improved perceptual learning by control of extracellular GABA concentration by astrocytic gap junctions. Neural Computation, 30 (1), 184-215.

Li, Xin, & Zheng, Meihong (2016). The Effect of Time Pressure During Duration Presentation on Duration Perception. Chinese Science Bulletin, 61(30), 3258.

Osamu Hoshino, Meihong Zheng, & Kazuo Watanabe (2016). Reduction of trial-to-trial perceptual variability by intracortical tonic inhibition. Neural Computation, 28(1), 187-215.

Meihong Zheng, Kazuo Watanabe, & Osamu Hoshino (2015). GABA diffusion across neuronal columns for efficient sensory tuning. Biological Cybernetics, 109(4), 493-503.

Meihong Zheng, Takami Matsuo, Ai Miyamoto, & Osamu Hoshino (2014). Tonically balancing intracortical excitation and inhibition by GABAergic gliotransmission. Neural Computation, 26(8), 1690-1716.

Meihong Zheng, Yoshiki Kashimori, Osamu Hoshino, Kazuhisa Fujita, & Takeshi Kambara (2005). Behavior pattern (innate action) of individuals in fish schools generating efficient collective evasion from predation, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 235, 153-167.