36 monthsProgramme duration
1,640 EURTuition Fee/year
Programme overview
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, sponsored by the Faculty of Psychology, is a three-year post-graduate course directed at national and international graduates. During their studies the PhD students will acquire knowledge and technical skills at public and private universities and research institutions. Graduates interested in deepening research areas aimed at understanding cognitive and behavioral processes both in normal and pathological contexts, and their neural bases, will have access to laboratories equipped with the most modern neurophysiological methods, of neurostimulation and neuroimaging enable advanced studies in the thematic fields proposed by the PhD. The PhD is oriented to the recruitment and training of PhD students with a background in the psychological sciences, but it is also potentially aimed at students with a background in biology, medicine, and other STEM disciplines, interested in pursuing research topics specific to the cognitive and behavioral sciences. In particualr, the main topics are:
The course is highly innovative for integrating of different disciplines and because it focuses on theoretical and practical training of excellence, which includes the synergies of international networks established by UniSR as well as the experience of foreign university teachers with high-level specialized training.
Coordinator of the PhD course: Prof. Federica Agosta
The admissions to PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences for the the A.Y. 2025/2026 are now closed.
- Computational and cognitive neuroscience
- Psycholinguistics and neuroscience of language
- Neurobiology of memory and learning
- General psychophysiology and sleep
- Experimental psychology and psychophysics
- Perception, attention and awareness
- Motor cognition
- Neuroscience of emotions and decision-making
- Psychometry and quantitative models
- Neurocognitive development
- Advanced neuroimaging and neurostimulation methods
The course is highly innovative for integrating of different disciplines and because it focuses on theoretical and practical training of excellence, which includes the synergies of international networks established by UniSR as well as the experience of foreign university teachers with high-level specialized training.
Coordinator of the PhD course: Prof. Federica Agosta
The admissions to PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences for the the A.Y. 2025/2026 are now closed.
Programme overview
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, sponsored by the Faculty of Psychology, is a three-year post-graduate course directed at national and international graduates. During their studies the PhD students will acquire knowledge and technical skills at public and private universities and research institutions. Graduates interested in deepening research areas aimed at understanding cognitive and behavioral processes both in normal and pathological contexts, and their neural bases, will have access to laboratories equipped with the most modern neurophysiological methods, of neurostimulation and neuroimaging enable advanced studies in the thematic fields proposed by the PhD. The PhD is oriented to the recruitment and training of PhD students with a background in the psychological sciences, but it is also potentially aimed at students with a background in biology, medicine, and other STEM disciplines, interested in pursuing research topics specific to the cognitive and behavioral sciences. In particualr, the main topics are:
The course is highly innovative for integrating of different disciplines and because it focuses on theoretical and practical training of excellence, which includes the synergies of international networks established by UniSR as well as the experience of foreign university teachers with high-level specialized training.
Coordinator of the PhD course: Prof. Federica Agosta
The admissions to PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences for the the A.Y. 2025/2026 are now closed.
- Computational and cognitive neuroscience
- Psycholinguistics and neuroscience of language
- Neurobiology of memory and learning
- General psychophysiology and sleep
- Experimental psychology and psychophysics
- Perception, attention and awareness
- Motor cognition
- Neuroscience of emotions and decision-making
- Psychometry and quantitative models
- Neurocognitive development
- Advanced neuroimaging and neurostimulation methods
The course is highly innovative for integrating of different disciplines and because it focuses on theoretical and practical training of excellence, which includes the synergies of international networks established by UniSR as well as the experience of foreign university teachers with high-level specialized training.
Coordinator of the PhD course: Prof. Federica Agosta
The admissions to PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences for the the A.Y. 2025/2026 are now closed.
Admission Requirements
The application to the International PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences can be submitted, regardless of age or citizenship, by those holding a 5-year University Degree (according to the old Italian regulation), a Master’s Degree according to the new Italian regulation (hereinafter the “Degree”) or an equivalent foreign academic qualification. The suitability of the foreign qualification is verified beforehand by the Committee of admission to the PhD Course, in compliance with the legislation in force in Italy and in the country where the title was issued also under international agreements on the recognition of qualifications for the continuation of studies.
3 Years
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,640 EUR
International
1,640 EUR
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