Education
2014-2019，University of Delaware，Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences，Ph.D
2010-2014，Zhejiang University ，Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science，Bachelor
Work Experience
2025-Pres.，Global Institute of Future Technology, SJTU ，Tenure-track Associate Professor
2021-2025，Institute of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology，Associate Investigator
2019-2021，Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center，Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Fields
Brain plasticity
Body, sensory, and motor representation in the brain
Development of sensorimotor and higher-order intelligence systems in children
Honors and Awards
2022，Youth Scientist Award, Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology
2022，Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Innovation Plan
2021，Post-Doctoral Fellow Award, Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, USA
2019，Dissertation Award, University of Delaware, USA
Selected Publications (10 selected in last 3 years)
Martinez-Addiego, F.*, Liu, Y.*, Moon, K., Shytle, E., Amaral, L., O’Brien, C., ... & Striem-Amit, E. (2025). Action-type mapping principles extend beyond evolutionarily conserved actions, even in people born without hands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(34), e2503188122.
Liu, Y., Halfen, E. J., Yau, J. M., Fischer-Baum, S., Kohler, P. J., Faseyitan, O., ... & Medina, J. (2025). Reweighting of visuomotor areas during motor processing subsequent to somatosensory cortical damage. NeuroImage, 317, 121336.
Rens, G., Figley, T.D., Gallivan, J.P., Liu, Y., Culham, J.C. (2023). Grasping with a Twist: Dissociating action goals from motor actions in human frontoparietal circuits. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(32), 5831-5847.
Liu, Y.*, Caracoglia, J.*, Sen, S., Freud, E., & Striem-Amit, E. (2022). Are reaching and grasping effector-independent? Similarities and differences in reaching and grasping kinematics between the hand and foot. Experimental Brain Research, 240(6), 1833-1848.
Ambron, E.*, Liu, Y.*, Grzenda, M., & Medina, J. (2022). Examining central biases in somatosensory localization: Evidence from brain-damaged individuals. Neuropsychologia, 166, 108137.
Liu, Y., & Medina, J. (2020). Visuoproprioceptive conflict in hand position biases tactile localization on the hand. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Liu, Y., Vannuscorps, G., Caramazza, A., & Striem-Amit, E. (2020). Evidence for an effector-independent action system from people born without hands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Liu, Y., O'Neal, A., Rafal, R. D., & Medina, J. (2020). Intact tactile detection yet biased tactile localization in a hand-centered frame of reference: Evidence from a dissociation. Neuropsychologia, 147, 107585.
