Program Overview

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Clinical And Experimental Neuroscience And Psychiatry

The Clinical And Experimental Neuroscience And Psychiatry program is a doctoral program offered by the University. The program has the following details:

• ID: 16183
• Course type: Dottorato
• Academic year: 2025/2026
• Positions: 8
• Grant numbers: 4
• Number of scholarships financed by institutions: 0
• Number of scholarships financed by consortiums: 4

Educational Goals

The doctoral program is divided into 7 curricula dealing with the study of physiological and pathological aspects of the nervous system. The common goal of the different curricula is to provide PhD fellows with the theoretical and experimental tools for the study of neural mechanisms underlying the functioning of motor and sensory systems and their alteration in neurological, degenerative, psychiatric, cancer, and neurodevelopmental pathologies. PhD students are trained through a three-year course consisting of research activities initially supervised and then carried out in person, by decreasing face-to-face teaching enriched by weekly seminars in the form of Neurowebinars.

Objectives for Doctoral Students

The objectives for doctoral students in the different curricula are:

• SENSORI-MOTOR NEUROSCIENCES: to carry out research in the study of the motor and sensory system in both normal subjects and patients with movement disorders, and to investigate the clinical and neurophysiological aspects of epilepsies.
• NEURORIABILITY: to gain knowledge of the central mechanisms that are involved in determining motor recovery in patients with neurological disorders undergoing rehabilitation treatment.
• EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY: to do research on neurodegenerative diseases starting from the analysis of data obtained in animal models for the understanding of the pathogenetic processes underlying human diseases, including using quantitative neuroimaging and molecular biology experimental approaches.
• NEUROLOGICAL, NEUROEVOLUTIVE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN EVOLUTIONAL AGE: to be able to develop and test hypotheses related to the pathophysiology of these disorders, to define specific observational and therapeutic approaches aimed at validating early clinical outcome measures, to design experimental trials of new pharmacological treatments or original diagnostic procedures.
• HEARING IMPLANTOLOGY AND NEUROSTIMULATION: acquire knowledge related to electrophysiological, psychoacoustic and audiological prosthetic aspects to study the problems associated with auditory processing through these devices, their therapeutic efficacy on the restoration of auditory function and language development.
• PSYCHIATRY: to know how to address current needs in the field of psychiatric disciplines by integrating existing knowledge and expertise in neuroscience, genetics, molecular and cellular biology, brain imaging, epidemiology, psychometrics, and pharmacology.
• NEUROPHYSIOLOGY: to know how to study the physiological mechanisms of synaptic function, communication between cells of the nervous system, and between the nervous system, the immune system, and the gut microbiota, but also their alterations under pathological conditions, including using animal models of brain diseases.

Evaluation of Qualifications

The evaluation of qualifications will take into account the degree grade or, for those who apply with a reservation, the average of the grades obtained in the exams. The evaluation will also consider titles obtained from the completion of specialization schools, master's degrees of I or II level, scholarships, research grants, periods of study or research work carried out abroad. Additionally, any publications in scientific journals and on topics related to the curricula of the call will be evaluated.

Exam

• Date: 7/7/2025
• Time: 08:30
• Location: Aula B, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze umane
• Address: Viale dell'Università 30

Curriculum

The program includes the following curricula:

• DISTURBI NEUROLOGICI, NEUROEVOLUTIVI E PSICHIATRICI IN ETA' EVOLUTIVA
• NEUROFISIOLOGIA
• NEUROLOGIA SPERIMENTALE
• NEURORIABILITAZIONE
• NEUROSCIENZE SENSORI-MOTORIE
• PATOLOGIA DEL SISTEMA UDITIVO
• PSICHIATRIA: INTERVENTI PRECOCI NELLE PSICOSI E NEI DISTURBI DELL'UMORE

Department and School

• Department: Neuroscienze Umane
• School: Scuola di dottorato in Neuroscienze
• Coordinator: Cristina Limatola

Errata Corrige

An errata corrige has been published to correct a material error in the publication of the approval decree, which did not include decimal numbers in the scores, rounding them upwards. The correction has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information.