Tseng's dissertation on his research combining linguistics with neurosurgery attracted scholarly attention, and after graduation he was immediately recruited to teach at a university. From that point on, academic recognition continued unabated, establishing his authority in the field of cognitive science.
他以語言學習結合神經外科研究的畢業論文獲得學界注目，一畢業就被延攬到大學任教，從此學術肯定接踵而來，奠定他在認知科學的權威地位。