Lize De Coster

I am a Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science at the Department of Applied Information Technology, University of Gothenburg. My research explores the neural mechanisms of human interaction, with a particular focus on how low-level sensorimotor processes interface with higher-level cognitive functions and wellbeing. I use a multimodal approach, primarily combining behavioral methods, EEG, and fMRI.

Previously, I completed my PhD at Ghent University (Belgium) and held postdoctoral positions at UCSF (USA) and UC3M (Spain). During this time, I expanded my work to clinical populations – including individuals with schizophrenia, autism, and PTSD – examining how social cognition can be supported through brain-based psychopharmacological interventions. I also integrated virtual and augmented reality to study immersive social interaction and learning. More recently, I have started exploring how insights from human-human interaction can be translated to human-robot and AI interaction. At the DICE lab, I am working on the I-AIMS2 project.