PhD in Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience in Urbana United States | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The cognitive neuroscience faculty provides an extensive curriculum that explores cognitive functions and neural structures through both human and animal studies. Key research focuses involve memory, attention, performance, aging, language, emotional processes, and advancements in brain imaging techniques. Faculty investigations employ diverse methodologies such as functional/structural MRI, psychophysiological measures (e.g., ERPs), eye-tracking, neuropsychological assessments, and optical imaging (EROS/NIRS) in humans, alongside techniques like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), pharmacological interventions, and lesion studies in animal models. Given the collaborative environment and practical methodological training, students actively engage with multiple research approaches. The program emphasizes hands-on research, with each graduate student partnering with a faculty advisor to conduct original studies beginning in their first year, including an initial research project.