PERCEPTION

COGNITION &

DEVELOPMENT

LAB @ CHAPEL HILL

The Perception, Cognition, and Development Lab @ Chapel Hill investigates how we see, how we think, and how we remember. We tend to focus on questions related to spatial representation, but we explore a range of related topics (e.g., numerical cognition, shape perception, temporal memory, time perception, etc.). We are housed within the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Current projects

Intuitive Topology

In a series of recent projects, we explore how both adults and children reason about — and perceive — topological relations.

Visual adaptation

Have you ever stared at a colorful image, and then, when looking at an empty wall after, seen a colorful visual aftereffect? That’s a kind of visual adaptation. In a series of papers, we examine what visual adaptation is, and what it can and cannot tell us about visual representation.

The format(s) of visuospatial representation

How do we represent where things are? What is the code of spatial representation in the mind?

Remembering when

In our every day lives, we have to remember not only what happens, but when those things happen. With everything going on around us at all times, how do we remember when things were?

People

Sami Yousif

Dr. Yousif is the Principal Investigator of the PCDL. You can learn more about him via his personal webpage.
Mahwish Kittur

Mahwish is a first-year undergraduate student at UNC studying neuroscience.
Catherine Marley

Catherine is a first-year undergraduate student at UNC studying psychology.
Rachel Olugbusi

Rachel is a second-year undergraduate student studying neuroscience and computer science.
Ashna Shah

Ashna is a second-year undergraduate student at UNC studying neuroscience and computer science.
Olivia Walter

Olivia is a second-year undergraduate student at UNC studying biology, neuroscience, and applied sciences.
Gabe Waterhouse

Gabe is a first-year undergraduate student at UNC studying psychology.
Cynthia Wen

Cynthia is a first-year undergraduate student at UNC studying biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and statistics.
Ben Paslov

Ben is a visiting student studying Psychology and Art.