1990: MSc Experimental Psychology - Radboud University Nijmegen,
1990: Dipartimento di Psicologia - Universita di Trieste, Italy.
1994: PhD (Summa Cum Laude) - Utrecht University, Helmholtz Institute.
1994 - 1995: Postdoc – McGill University
1995 - 1996: Postdoc - Harvard University
1996 - 2005: Research Scientist - ATR International Kyoto - Japan.

1997-2000: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences research Fellow
1999 - 2000: Visiting professor - University of Toronto.
2000 - 2012: Professor of Experimental Psychology - Utrecht University.
2012 - now: McCaughey Chair of Psychology - University of Sydney