Ling Wong
Simon Lab
Sc.B. Human Biology, Brain and Behavior - Brown University 2006
PhD Neuroscience - UC Davis (in progress)
lmewong@ucdavis.edu
WongLingM_biosketch.pdf
Lab Webpage:
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/research/cabil/
I am a fifth-year student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. I am interested in understanding the processes underlying human attention and memory, in both healthy and patient populations. I completed a rotation with Charan Ranganath, using ERPs to study how manipulation of the way memories are encoded affect subsequent retrieval of those memories. I also rotated with John Olichney, examining the relationship between ERP markers of memory processing impairment and genetics in patients with FXTAS. I am currently working with Tony Simon, investigating the nature of visual attention and working memory impairments in children and adults with disorders such as Fragile X Syndrome and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. I am particularly interested in the relationship betwen attention and eye movements in adult carriers of the Fragile X premutation.
Selected Publications:
Wong, L.M., Riggins, T., Harvey, D., Nguyen, V., Simon, T.J. (accepted) Impaired Spatial Working Memory Performance in Individuals with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22qDS11.2). American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Wong, L.M., Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., McLennan, Y., Harvey, D., Tassone, F., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2012) Young adult male carriers of the fragile X premutation (fXPCs) exhibit genetically modulated impairments in visual attention tasks controlled for psychomotor speed.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Tassone, F., Harvey, D., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2011) The impact of age and CGG repeat length on numerical performance in adult female fragile X premutation carriers. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 5(63): 1-7.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Tassone, F., Harvey, D., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2011) Enhanced manual and oral motor reaction time in young adult female fragile X premutation carriers. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 17(4):1-5.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Srivastava, S., Tassone, F., Harvey, D., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2011) Young adult female fragile X premutation carriers show age- and genetically-modulated cognitive impairments. Brain and Cognition 75(3):255-60.
Olichney, J.M., Chan, S., Wong, L.M., Schneider, A., Seritan, A., Niese, A., Yang, J.-C., Laird, K.T., Teichholtz, S., Khan, S., Tassone, F., Hagerman, R. (2010) Abnormal N400 Word Repetition Effects in Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome. Brain 133(5):1438-50.
Jha, A.P., Stanley, E.A., Kiyonaga, A., Wong, L.M., Gelfand, L. (2010) Examining the Protective Effects of Mindfulness Meditation in a Military Cohort. Emotion 10(1):54-64.
Salahpour, A., Ramsey, A.J., Medvedev, I.O., Kile, B., Sotnikova, T., Holmstrand, E., Ghisi, V., Nicholls, P.J., Wong, L., Murphy, K., Sesack, S.R., Wightman, R.M. (2008) Increased Amphetamine-Induced Hyperactivity and Reward in Mice Overexpressing the Dopamine Transporter. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105(11):4405-10.
Presentations:
Wong, L.M., Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., McLennan, Y., Tassone, T., Harvey, D., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2012) Impaired visuospatial processing in young adult male fragile X premutation carriers. To be presented at the 13th annual International Fragile X Conference, Miami, FL.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Tassone, T., Harvey, D., GadElkarim, J., Zhan, L., Ajilore, Olusola, Leow, A., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2012) The effect of cognitive functioning, age, and molecular variables on brain structure among carriers of the fragile X premutation: deformation based morphometry and structural brain network study. To be presented at the 13th annual International Fragile X Conference, Miami, FL.
McLennan, Y., Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., Tassone, T., Harvey, D., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2012) Impaired visuospatial processing in young adult female fragile X premutation carriers and emerging trends in children. To be presented at the 13th annual International Fragile X Conference, Miami, FL.
Simon, T.J., Shapiro, H., Wong, L.M., Beaton, E.A., Cabaral, M., Cruz, J. (2012) Reduced resolution of spatial and temporal processing in children with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Implications for Functioning. To be presented at the 8th biennial International 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Meeting, Disney, FL.
Wong, L.M., Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., McLennan, Y., Tassone, T., Harvey, T., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2012) A single gene affects how you see the world: visuospatial processing impairments in fragile X premutation carriers. Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Symposium, Univ. of Davis, Davis, CA.
Wong, L.M. and Simon, T.J. (2012) Abnormal attentional blink performance in adult male carriers of the fragile X premutation allele may be due to decreased working memory capacity. 19th annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting, Chicago, IL.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Tassone, F., Harvey, D., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2012) Do age and molecular variables affect brain structure in adult female fragile X premutation carriers? A deformation-based morphometry study. 40th International Neuropsychological Society, Montreal, Canada.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Tassone, F., Harvey, D., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2011) Young adult male fragile X premutation carriers show spatial magnitude comparison and attentionally-based enumeration impairments. 41st Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Srivastava, S., Tassone, F., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2011) Young adult female fragile X premutation carriers show age- and genetically-modulated spatiotemporal cognitive impairments. 39th International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.
Goodrich-Hunsaker, N.J., Wong, L.M., McLennan, Y., Tassone, F., Rivera, S.M., Simon, T.J. (2010) Fragile X spectrum as a model to explore neurogenetic mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction. 12th International Fragile X Conference. Detroit, MI.
Wong, L.M., Riggins, T., Nguyen, V., Cabaral, M., Kondos, L., Simon, T.J. (2010) Individuals with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS) Exhibit Impaired Spatiotemporal Processing which Impacts Spatial Working Memory Performance. 17th Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Montreal, Canada.
Jha, A.P., Stanley, E.A., Kiyonaga, A., Wong, L.M., Gelfand, L. (2009) Mindfulness Training Counteracts Heightened Distractibility in a Military Cohort. 39th Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
Wong, L.M., Riggins, T., Nguyen, V., Simon, T.J. (2009) Impaired Spatiotemporal Processing Impacts Spatial Working Memory Performance in Individuals with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22qDS11.2). Bay Area Memory Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Olichney, J.M., Wong, L.M., Chan, S., Schneider, A., Niese, A., Laird, K.T., Nanakul, R., Tassone, F., Hagerman, R. (2009) Reduced ERP Word Repetition Effects in Patients with Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome. Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium, UC Davis, Davis, CA.
Olichney, J.M., Wong, L.M., Chan, S., Schneider, A., Niese, A., Laird, K.T., Nanakul, R., Tassone, F., Hagerman, R. (2009) Reduced ERP Word Repetition Effects in Patients with Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome. 16th Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
Kiyonaga, A., Wong, L.M., Jha, A.P. (2009) Examining the lifespan effects of representational conflict during working memory. 16th Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
Jha, A.P., Baniqued, P., Wong, L.M., Sreenivasan, K.K. (2009) Examining the neural effects of conflict adaptation during working memory. 16th Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
van Vugt, M., Kiyonaga, A., Wong, L.M., Jha, A.P. (2009) The influence of mindfulness meditation training on visual working memory. 16th Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
Wong, L.M., van Vugt, M.K., Smallwood, J., Carpenter-Cohn, J., Baime, M. Jha, A.P. (2008) Mindfulness training reduces attentional lapse during a sustained attention task. Mind and Life Summer Research Institute, Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY.
Wong, L.M., van Vugt, M.K., Smallwood, J., Carpenter-Cohn, J., Baime, M. Jha, A.P. (2007) Mindfulness training reduces mind wandering during a sustained attention task. 14th Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
Wong, L.M., Holmstrand, E., Sesack, S.R. (2006) Examining peculiarities of dopamine transporter localization in mouse striatum. CNUP Summer Undergraduate Fellows Program, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.
Wong, L.M., Weltman, G.V., Rosenzweig, J., Schesser, K. (2004) Genotyping the cold-growth ability of Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis. Leadership Alliance Symposium, Washington, D.C.
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