Li Li

Li Li is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at NYU Shanghai and a Global Network Professor at NYU. Her research focuses on visual perception, visuomotor control, eye-hand coordination, and virtual reality applications.

Dr. Li earned her educational degrees from prestigious institutions:

• 1999 Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from Brown University
• 1995 M.A. in Cognitive Psychology from Stony Brook University
• 1992 B.S. in Psychology from Peking University

Dr. Li's research program investigates fundamental processes of visual perception and motor control. Her lab employs interdisciplinary approaches that integrate psychophysics, neuroscience, computer science, and engineering to examine how humans perceive visual information, control self-motion, and integrate perception with motor actions. A significant portion of her work explores how visual information guides navigation and goal-directed movements, with applications to understanding visuomotor control in both healthy individuals and those with neuromotor disorders. Her research demonstrates consistent innovation in experimental paradigms for studying heading perception, optic flow processing, and the integration of motion and form cues for self-motion perception.

Dr. Li's publication record shows a clear trajectory of research advancing our understanding of visual-motor integration across multiple contexts including natural navigation, virtual environments, and sports performance. Her work bridges basic science with practical applications in rehabilitation, human-computer interaction, and virtual reality technologies.

Dr. Li actively collaborates with researchers across multiple disciplines as evidenced by her co-authorship patterns. Her laboratory at NYU Shanghai provides a dynamic environment for investigating the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying visual perception and motor control, with recent work extending into 2025.