Sam Ling

Sam Ling was selected as an Institute Junior Faculty Fellow beginning in fall 2015. He is an assistant professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. Dr. Ling directs the Visual Neuroscience lab, which aims to understand how the human visual system optimizes itself for the task at hand. Towards that end, his research combines a variety of techniques, including psychophysics, computational modeling, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) ­all aimed at understanding how early visual processing is formed, and how it can change as a result of top-down or bottom-up modulation. Prior to joining BU, Sam received his Ph.D. in Psychology from New York University, and completed his postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt University.