Pieter Roelfsema

Pieter Roelfsema is an Endowed Professor at the Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, specializing in Integrative Neurophysiology within Amsterdam Neuroscience - Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms. His research focuses on visual cortex function, neuronal activity, and neuroprosthetics.

• Expertise Areas: Visual Cortex, Working Memory, Receptive Fields, Neural Networks
• Affiliations: AUMC Amsterdam (2010-), Phosphoenix Amsterdam (2018-), Institut de la Vision Paris (2022-)

Recent Research Trends: His 2025 publications explore visual prostheses placement, 3D surface perception mechanisms, ventral stream neural coding, cerebellar attention encoding, and attention-working memory dynamics. Key subfields include neuroprosthesis optimization, perceptual organization, and visual attention control.

Network & Collaborations: Active in international collaborations, with recent contributions to SDG-related neuroscience research. Supervises 18 PhD theses and has produced 126 research outputs.