Project Investigator (PI): National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)

  • 2023.08 - 2026.07 PI. Humor Training for Improved Humor Appreciation and Coping in Gelotophobes: Behavioral Change and Neural Plasticity. NSTC 112-2410-H-007-006-MY3.
  • 2020.08 - 2023.07 PI. Sex differences in relation to aggression in humor styles and coping humor during humor appreciation: From behavior to neural mechanisms. MOST 109-2410-H-007-023-MY3.
  • 2019.08 - 2020.07 PI. Neural correlates of appreciation and resolution with humorous and alternative uses tasks: fMRI studies. MOST 108-2410-H-007-044.
  • 2016.08 – 2018.07 PI. How motivation facilitates cognitive control: An fMRI study on humor and monetary rewards. MOST 105-2410-H-007-027-MY2.
  • 2015.08 – 2016.07 PI. The neural correlates of humor appreciation and coping of Gelotophobes. MOST 104-2410-H-007-022.
  • 2014.08 – 2015.07 PI. Investigating the neural mechanisms and networks underlying humor motivation among individuals and groups: fMRI and dMRI studies. MOST 103-2410-H-007-033.
  • 2013.09 – 2014.08 PI. Identifying the Neural Substrates of the Ambiguity-Humor Interaction: An fMRI study. NSC 102-2410-H-007-072.

Co-PI: NSTC

  • 2024.08－2027.07 Co-PI. From creative potential to creative achievement: The integrated mechanisms of physiological, cognitive, affection and cultural advantages in creative achievement of new immigrants. NSTC 113-2410-H-003-024-MY3.
  • 2023.08－2026.07 Co-PI. The Development and Examination of the Three-Stage Model of "Dissociation-Transformation- Conciseness" of Humor Creation and Its Application in Teaching NSTC 112-2410-H-003-012-MY3.
  • 2021.08－2024.07 Co-PI. Strengths of cognitive and emotional creativity for children of new immigrants from the perspectives of behavioral, neuro-science, and educational research: the moderation of culture and mediation of cool and hot executive functions. MOST 110-2511-H-003-015-MY3.
  • 2018.08－2021.07 Co-PI. The humor strength of aboriginal and new immigrants’ children- Its mechanisms and intervention effects. MOST 107-2511-H-003-003-MY3.
  • 2018.08－2020.07 Co-PI. Consumer responses to customer service Chatbot humor. MOST 107-2410-H-007-032-MY2.

PI: MOE (Ministry of Education)

  • 2024.08 – 2025.07 PI. The effects of MOOCs on the learning outcomes of college students in blended learning and test practice. MOE Teaching Practice Research Program, MOE-113-TPRGE-0002-002Y1.

PI: NTHU

  • 2024.01 – 2024.12 PI. An fMRI study of the interaction between motivation and emotion in the two-stage humor and creativity processing in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder. Yin Shu-Tien Educational Foundation, College of Education, National Tsing Hua University. NTHU-YS-C-2024 (Third year). Cooperation with Prof. Joseph D. Buxbaum, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY and Dr. Yi-Ling Chien, Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital.
  • 2023.01 – 2023.12 PI. The development of theory of mind and empathy skills in people with high-functioning autism through humor-based training delivered via virtual reality: Insights from fMRI studies. Yin Shu-Tien Educational Foundation, College of Education, National Tsing Hua University. NTHU-YS-C-2023 (Second year). Cooperation with Prof. Joseph D. Buxbaum, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY and Dr. Yi-Ling Chien, Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital.
  • 2023.01 – 2023.12 PI. Emotional memory rumination of maladaptive humor styles and negative events in depression: Insights from ERP studies. National Tsing Hua University and Mackay Memorial Hospital Joint Research. (Research Center for Biomedical Science and Engineering, NTHU)
  • 2022.01 – 2022.12 PI. The impact of virtual reality social skills course training on students with autism via fMRI: Implications from education, neuroscience to life practice. Yin Shu-Tien Educational Foundation, College of Education, National Tsing Hua University. NTHU-YS-C-2022002 (First year). Cooperation with Prof. Joseph D. Buxbaum, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY and Dr. Yi-Ling Chien, Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital.
  • 2021.01 – 2021.12 PI. Neural plasticity of sense of humor following humor training intervention for dysthymia: Evidence from combined fMRI and ERP studies. National Tsing Hua University and Mackay Memorial Hospital Joint Research. (Research Center for Biomedical Science and Engineering, NTHU)
  • 2021.01 – 2021.12 PI. Sense of humor and creativity in patients with depression and anxiety: From behavior to fMRI studies. Yin Shu-Tien Educational Foundation, College of Education, National Tsing Hua University. NTHU-YS-B-2021005. (with Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital and National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei)
  • 2020.01 – 2020.12 PI. An fMRI study of typical/non-typical humor and creativity. Yin Shu-Tien Educational Foundation, College of Education, National Tsing Hua University. NTHU-YS-B-2020003.
  • 2019.01 – 2019.12 PI. An fMRI study of reasoning jokes on humor processing. Yin Shu-Tien Educational Foundation, College of Education, National Tsing Hua University. NTHU-YS-B-2019001.
  • 2017.08 – 2018.12 PI. The interdisciplinary research in neuroscience: An fMRI and EEG/ERP studies on reward and thinking processing. Yin Shu-Tien Educational Foundation,College of Education, National Tsing Hua University. NTHU-YS-B-2018003.