Sergei Gepshtein is a scientist working in the fields of neuroscience and psychophysics. He studies perception of depth and movement, perceptual organization, action planning, and dynamics of cortical networks. He is a member of the Center for the Neurobiology of Vision at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he investigates perception and active behavior from both a mechanistic perspective of neuroscience and a perspective that values phenomenal experience as an independent research area. He directs research in Adaptive Sensory Technologies at the Salk Institute, aiming to translate findings in basic science into practical applications. He also directs the Center for Spatial Perception and Concrete Experience at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, a platform dedicated to investigating spatial experience as a natural narrative process. He is a member of ANFA’s Board of Directors and will become its President in 2026.