Rose De Kock

Papers

Total Citations

H-Index

About

Rose De Kock is a rising experimental psychologist whose research lies at the fascinating intersection of motor control, time perception, and embodied cognition. Her work explores how the physical state of our body—specifically its movement—directly shapes our subjective experience of time. De Kock’s major contribution is demonstrating that slowing down the body’s motion can literally slow down our perception of time. In her most-cited paper, “Slowing the body slows down time perception” (2021, 35 citations), she moved beyond self-modulated movement to examine how externally imposed, slower motion biases temporal estimates, revealing a powerful link between motor action and temporal cognition. This work challenges traditional models of interval timing by grounding them in real-world, bodily experience. Her findings have implications for understanding time perception in contexts ranging from sports and rehabilitation to virtual reality. With a growing citation record and a clear, innovative research trajectory, De Kock is establishing herself as a key voice in the study of how our bodies shape our most fundamental sense of time.