PhD in Psychology - Cognitive Science in Montreal Canada | Concordia University

The Psychology PhD program focuses heavily on research, with students typically specializing in one of four key areas: behavioral neuroscience, clinical and health studies, cognitive science, or human development processes. The program offers two distinct pathways. The Research Pathway prepares graduates for careers in academic, industrial, or scientific research settings. Alternatively, the Research and Clinical Training Pathway combines research education with professional psychological service training, opening doors to careers in healthcare, policy-making, academia, and research institutions. This clinical pathway holds accreditation from both the Ordre des Psychologues du Quebec and the Canadian Psychological Association. Our department fosters emerging researchers through cutting-edge laboratory experiences.

This program explores sensory, perceptual, and cognitive development processes that shape how we interpret visual, auditory, and verbal information.

Perception research examines motion detection, depth perception, texture and color interpretation, spatial vision, and visual search patterns, particularly focusing on attention mechanisms. Cognitive studies investigate attention, memory, language processing, conceptual understanding, reading abilities, skill development, bilingual acquisition, and musical performance. Developmental research explores early childhood cognition, including theory of mind emergence and language development in monolingual and bilingual children. Cognitive neuropsychology research emphasizes attentional processes, auditory perception, cognitive impairments, neurological mechanisms, and thought disorders, employing techniques like EEG and neuroimaging. Studies involve both typical populations and clinical groups with neurological conditions.