Zili Liu

Zili Liu is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), affiliated with the College of Letters and Science. His research bridges cognitive psychology, visual perception, and computational neuroscience.

• Core Research Areas: Visual perception, perceptual learning, motion processing, and psychophysics
• Methodological Focus: Human experimentation, computational modeling, and psychophysical paradigms

Key publication trends show sustained work on motion perception (15 papers), visual learning, and Bayesian reasoning. His 2024 study compared video game training for perceptual improvement. Collaborations with researchers like Barbara Knowlton and Steve Lisberger highlight interdisciplinary networks.

Technical Leadership: Pioneering studies on stereokinetic depth perception, motion opponency, and ensemble perception. His work has been cited in 7 news outlets and shared by 12 X users with 93 Mendeley readers.