This 3-year PhD Program makes use of the multi-disciplinary skills of its faculty and of the laboratories of the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences and those of the promoting departments (Physics, Information and Communication Technology and Cognitive Sciences and Education). The objectives of the Program are to develop the next generation of cognitive neuroscientists, equipped with the requisite multidisciplinary skills and expertise to push the frontiers of the mind/brain sciences and to succeed in the global research community.
Research subjects for the concentrations are the following:

a) Cognitive Neuroscience
* Animal cognition
* Dynamic of complex systems
* Neurocognitive rehabilitation
* Neuroimaging and brain mapping
* Neuropsychology
* Number and spatial cognition
* Perception, attention, and awareness
* Psycholinguistics
* Reasoning and decision making

b) Language, Interaction & Computation
* Computational and theoretical models of linguistic and conceptual knowledge
* Multimedia intelligence interfaces and adaptive systems

All courses are given in English starting from the first year. The application deadline is September 12, 2008, while the complete list of requirements for the application, along with fellowship details, are listed in the official version of the application here: http://portale.unitn.it/en/ec/phd/cbs.htm