Cognitive and Brain Sciences

• Animal cognition
• Numerical cognition
• Dementia and cognitive decline
• Language
• Neuroimaging and brain connectivity
• Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Perception and attention
• Conceptual representations
• Vision

M-PSI/01 General psychology
M-PSI/02 Psychobiology and physiological psychology
BIO/05 Zoology
BIO/09 Physiology
ING-INF/05 Information processing systems
MED/26 Neurology
MED/27 Neurosurgery
FIS/07 Applied physics
L-LIN/01 Glottology and linguistics
INF/01 Informatics

To apply for the PhD programme, you must have one of the following qualifications:

• a specialist or master's degree or a degree issued under the previous regulations;
• a second-level diploma awarded by higher-education institutions for the fine arts, music and dance (AFAM, Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale);
• an equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad (master's degree) that allows admission to the PhD program in the education system or in the country of issue and that is considered suitable by the selection committee for the sole purpose of accessing the course.

The admission call indicates:

• admission requirements;
• deadlines;
• admission procedure;
• details of the funded positions;
• availability of scholarships. 

For this doctoral course the following are available: 

• 15 places, all covered by four-year scholarships;
• 1 supernumerary position, which is available for candidates who fulfil the requirements set out in article number 8 of the call;
• 1 additional place funded by University of Trento and Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC) - update of 28 May 2025;
• 1 additional place funded by Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) related to the specific topic “Structuring Knowledge in the Mammalian Brain: Cognitive Maps, Predictive Coding, and Spontaneous Behavior”. Visit the dedicated page on the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC)'s website for further information.
  Send the "Additional scholarship request form" by email ([email protected]) within the call deadline if you are interested in applying also for this place - update of 28 May 2025.

The breakdown of the available places and the details of the funded positions are specified in the admission call.

For information on the scholarships, topic-specific places and the additional scholarship, see the details on the relevant page of the PhD in Cognitive and Brain Sciences.