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Khanitin Jornkokgoud

Lecturer in Psychology at the Department of Educational Psychology and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, Thailand.

Statistical Learning as a Mechanism Linking Cognitive, Emotional, and Neural Adaptation Across the Lifespan

statistical learning cognitive aging attention executive function emotion regulation EEG ERP eye-tracking neuroplasticity

Research questions

My research investigates how statistical learning (SL)—the brain’s ability to extract regularities from sensory and emotional environments—acts as a unifying mechanism underlying cognitive and emotional adaptation across the lifespan.
In older adults, I examine how SL contributes to cognitive maintenance, emotional well-being, and neuroplasticity, particularly in contexts of cognitive stimulation, MCI, and dementia.
In children and youth, I explore how SL supports the development of attention, executive function, and emotion regulation, and how brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) or neurofeedback may enhance these processes.
Together, these studies aim to build a mechanistic bridge between implicit learning, neural adaptation, and emotional functioning, explaining how regularity detection contributes to resilience, well-being, and lifelong cognitive health.

Methodology

This research combines experimental psychology with neurophysiological and affective neuroscience tools—including EEG/ERP and eye-tracking paradigms, BCI-based neurofeedback, and network analysis—to examine how the brain encodes, predicts, and adapts to patterns in cognitive and emotional domains.
By applying comparable paradigms across age groups, this work aims to identify shared and age-specific neural mechanisms of statistical learning and to design interventions that promote adaptive cognition and emotion throughout life.

See cognitive aging:

  • Jornkokgoud, K., Makmee, P., Wongupparaj, P., & Grecucci, A. (2025). A preliminary investigation of tablet- and group-based cognitive stimulation therapy for older adults with mild cognitive impairment in Thailand. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-025-00335-3

See emotion and well-being:

  • Yurayat, P., Jornkokgoud, K., et al. (2025). The PERMA Well-being Scale Assessment in Undergraduate Students: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Network Analysis. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 14(5), 3824–3837. http://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v14i5.32369
  • Yurayat, P., Jornkokgoud, K. (Under review). Gender Differences in PERMA Well-being Among University Students: A Network Analysis. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth.
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