Master and PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Learning type(s): In Person
Language(s): English
Duration: 2 years (MSc), 4 years (PhD)
Degrees available: MSc, PhD
Domains: Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, Motivation, Emotion and Behaviour, Neurodegenerative Disorders and Pathological Aging
Subdomains: Attention and Perception, Data analysis and software tools, Data Driven Modelling, Language and communication, Neural Network Models, Social cognition and behavior
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For a successful research institute, it is vital to train the next generation of scientists. To achieve this goal, the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour established the Donders Graduate School in 2009. The mission of the Donders Graduate School is to guide our graduates to become skilled academics who are equipped for a wide range of professions. To achieve this, we do our utmost to ensure that our MSc students and PhD candidates receive support and supervision of the highest quality.
In the Research Master’s programme in Cognitive Neuroscience students become acquainted with the most important theories, models, techniques and analysis methods in Cognitive Neuroscience. It offers an in-depth theoretical background by internationally renowned scientists in the first year. The second year is dedicated to elaborate practical training in setting up, conducting and reporting research in cognitive neuroscience. The programme consists of four specialisations: Language and Communication / Perception, Action and Decision-making / Development and Lifelong Plasticity / Natural Computing and Neurotechnology.
In addition, the Donders Graduate School includes a vibrant community of highly talented national and international PhD candidates, with over 500 PhD candidates enrolled. Their backgrounds cover a wide range of disciplines, from physics to psychology, medicine to psycholinguistics, and biology to artificial intelligence. Similarly, their interdisciplinary research covers genetic, molecular, and cellular processes at one end and computational, system-level , and clinical neuroscience with cognitive and behavioral analysis at the other end.