Ian Robertson (born 26 April 1951) is a Scottish neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, and Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin.
He is also known as a leading researcher as to how an individual may harness the attention system of one's mind to enhance autonomy over emotions and cognitive function.
Previously, he was a senior scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge, where he was also a fellow at Hughes Hall College.
[6] His current research includes several randomized controlled trials of different types of cognitive training with elderly, schizophrenic and ADHD patients.
[7] Ian Robertson has also developed a theoretical approach to cognitive rehabilitation[8] and originated some very widely used tests of attention.