Sami Yousif

Sami Yousif is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He directs the Perception, Cognition, & Development Laboratory (PCDL), focusing on how the mind perceives, represents, and interacts with the world.

• PhD from Yale University
• MindCORE Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Pennsylvania
• B.A. in Psychology from Emory University

His research spans spatial cognition, perceptual adaptation, and cognitive development. Key areas include:

• Spatial perception and topological relations
• Numerosity estimation and cognitive biases
• Temporal illusions and randomization behavior
• Event representation and mechanistic explanations

Recent publications focus on spatial-numerical associations, visual adaptation, and perceptual distortions, reflecting PCDL's interdisciplinary approach.