Bas Rokers

Professor of Psychology; Global Network Professor of Psychology Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: BA Utrecht University; MA Rutgers University; PhD University of California - Los Angeles

Research Websites: Rokers Vision Laboratory Center for Brain and Health Aspire Precision Medicine Research Institute Abu Dhabi

Research Areas: Visual Perception; Motion Processing; Depth Perception; Neuroimaging; Virtual Reality


Bas Rokers is Professor and Director of the Neuroimaging Center at New York University Abu Dhabi. His work aims to uncover the neural basis of visual perception, with an emphasis on motion and depth perception. He has held visiting positions at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and New York University. In addition to basic research, he has contributed to science education through the Wisconsin Virtual Brain Project and the National Geographic television series Brain Games.

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