PhD Program in Neural and Cognitive Sciences | NeCS

Syllabus

 
Over the three-year course, the NeCS doctoral students must perform activities that allow them to acquire at least 20 credits (CFU). Among these, 13 credits are necessarily related to three types of activity:
  1. frontal teaching delivered by the courses organized within the NeCS doctoral program, as described in the following tables (minimum 8 credits – maximum 10 credits);
  2. transversal teaching offered by the University of Trieste (minimum 4 credits - maximum 8 credits);
  3. participation in conferences, symposia or workshops (minimum 1 CFU – maximum 6 CFU).
 
The remaining 7 CFU can be freely chosen from the remaining teaching activities listed in the tables and/or from the following forms of activities: teaching from university courses that are considered as relevant for the doctoral program (borrowing the CFU numbers of the specific courses); participation in national or international schools (1 CFU = two days); third mission activities (1 CFU = two days) and supplementary activities (e.g. tutoring activities, 1 CFU = 8 hours for activities that do not provide credits).

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COURSE TEACHER/S YEAR N° HOURS CFU FINAL EXAM LANGUAGE

Welcome and presentation of the PhD Course

PhD Board: Carnaghi, Bianchi, Agnoli

1 1 - No -
             
Methods and assessments:  EEG, TMS e nauronavigazione Bernadis / Urgesi  1  12  1,5 No Italiano
Methods and assessments: Eye-tracker Fantoni  1  8  1  No Italiano
Methods and assessments: Data analysis with Jamovi  Piccoli  1 8 1  No  Italiano
Mind & Brain: Neurologia + Diet, microbiome, cognitive functions Naccarato + Passamonti  1  8  1  No Italiano
Mind & Brain: Psicodiagnostica / Elementi di Psicopatologia Marchetti  1  12  1,5  No  Italiano
Communicating and publishing results: how to set up an  abstract / how to increase the orginality of research Carnaghi + Bianchi + Agnoli   8  1  Sì Inglese 
 Communicating and publishing results:introduction to the academia and scientific communication  Murgia  1 8 1  Sì Inglese
             
Mind & Brain: The neural correlates of language processing. An update  

Marini

 2  8  1  No   Inglese
Methods and assessments: Experimental paradigms to study higher cognitive processes + Primer for the use of R language: how to analyses experimental and non-experimental designs Ferrante + Grassi 2  16   2  Sì Italiano 

Communicating and publishing results: writing a scientifc paper: reviewing the peer review process

Murgia

2 12 1,5  Sì   Inglese

Communicating and publishing results: writing a scientifc paper: writing

Murgia  2  12  1,5   Sì   Inglese
             

Communicating and publishing results: English class + revision

TBD  3  16  2   Sì   Inglese

Communicating and publishing results: Comunicazione della scienza

Caputi + Ghiggia  3  8  1  Sì Italiano

 

           

Communicating and publishing results: Research Report audit

PhD Board: Carnaghi, Bianchi, Agnoli Trasversale  8  1  Sì Inglese

Ethics and Research:  1 Parte:protocol for Ethic Committee Approval /OPBA - 2 Parte: From research to innovation. At what stage of innovation is my research? - 3 Parte: Plagiarism

Chiandetti + Passamonti  Trasversale  8 1 Inglese

 

Course and language

Teacher

Year

Hours

Dates

UWelcome and presentation of the PhD Course

Other - ENG

PhD Board: Carnaghi, Bianchi, Agnoli

Common

1

December 2022

TbA

Research Report

Other - ENG

PhD Board: Carnaghi, Bianchi, Agnoli

Common

Full day (9h)

September 2023

TbA

 

Course and language

Teacher

Year

Hours

Dates

Methods and assessments: EEG, TMS e neuronavigazione

Laboratory - ITA

Bernadis / Urgesi

1

12

June - July 2023

TbA

Methods and assessments: Eye-tracker

Laboratory - ITA

To be defined

1

6

June - July 2023

TbA

Ethics in Research: Protocol for Ethic Committee Approval /OPBA

Lesson - ENG

Chiandetti

1

3

April 2023

TbA

Mind & Brain: Neurologia

Lesson - ITA

Manganotti / Naccarato

1

6

May 2023

TbA

Mind & Brain: Depressione / Elementi di Psicopatologia

Lesson - ITA

Marchetti

1

15

June - July 2023

TbA

Communicating and publishing results: Introduction to the academia and scientific communication

Seminar - ENG

Murgia

1

9

March - April 2023

TbA

Communicating and publishing results: How to set up an  abstract

Lesson - ENG

Carnaghi / Bianchi

1

6

June 2023

TbA

Communicating and publishing results: How to increase the orginality of research

Lesson - ENG

 Agnoli 1 3

June 2023

TbA

 

 

Course and language

Teacher

Year

Hours

Dates

Mind & Brain: Diet, microbiome, cognitive functions

Lesson - ENG

Passamonti

2

9

April 2023

TbA

Methods and assessments: Implicit and explicit attitudes

Laboratory - ITA

Piccoli 2 9

May 2023

TbA

Mind & Brain: The neural correlates of language processing. An update

Lesson - ENG

Marini 2 6

April 2023

TbA

Mind & Brain: Psychological mechanisms of addiction

Lesson - ITA

Chiandetti 2 3

June 2023

TbA

Methods and assessments: Experimental paradigms to study higher cognitive processes

Lesson - ITA

Ferrante

2

3

July 2023

TbA

Communicating and publishing results: Writing a scientifc paper

Lesson - ENG

Murgia

2

21

March - April 2023

TbA

 

Course and language

Teacher

Year

Hours

Dates

Ethics in Research: Plagiarism, autoplagiarism

Lesson - ENG

Chiandetti

3

3

September 2023

TbA

Communicating and publishing results: English class + revision

Laboratory - ENG

Griffin

3

18

September - October 2023

TbA

Communicating and publishing results: Comunicazione della scienza

Laboratory - ITA

To be defined

3

6

October 2023

TbA

 

1 CFU = 6 hours

6 CFU per 1st and 2nd year = 36 hours per 1st and 2nd year

3.5 CFU at the 3rd year = 21 hours at the 3rd year


As of this year, online seminars (TEAMS/ZooM) led by international scholars will be offered to PhD Students - subject to availability. The topics of the seminars will be congruent with the contents of the NeSC PhD. The CFU/hours of each seminar will be communicated to the PhD students and published on the website.

 

Course

Teacher

Year

Hours

Dates

Welcome and presentation of the PhD Course

ENG

Coordinator

Vice-Coordinator

Common

1

December 15, 2021

10:00-10:30 am

Seminar

ENG

Tamè

Common

1

December 15, 2021

10:30-11:30 am

Neurologia delle demenze [SdS]

ITA

 TbA Common 15 

TbA

 

Progress Report

ENG

External Examiner  Common  One day  TbA 

 

Data analysis with Jasp/Jamovi

To be defined

1

2

February

TbA

Laboratory: EEG

ITA

Bernardis

1

6

June

TbA

TMS e neuronavigazione

ITA

Urgesi

1

6

July

TbA

Etica della ricerca animale + protocolli per approvazione CE e OPBA

ITA + slides ENG

Regolin
Chiandetti

1

12

April

TbA

The academic system and young researchers' opportunities

ENG

Murgia

1

2

March

TbA

Seminar

To be chosen by PhD candidates*

1

2

TbA

 

 

The neural correlates of language processing. An update

ITA

Marini

2

6

TbA

Psychological mechanisms of addiction

ITA

Chiandetti   2 6

July

TbA

From neuron to brain (gut-brain axis; skeletal muscle plasticity)

ENG

Passamonti

Lorenzon

2 12

May

TbA

Neurology (TbA)

Manganotti

Naccarato

2 8

April

TbA

Metodi delle scienze sociali

ITA

Piccoli

2

8

May

TbA

Experimental paradigms to study higher cognitive processes

ITA

Del Missier

Ferrante

2

12

June TbA

Writing a paper and presenting data: Practical tips

ENG

Murgia

Fantoni

(Chiandetti)

2

14

June - September

TbA

Seminar

To be chosen by PhD candidates*

2

2

TbA

 

Scientific English + revision

ENG

Griffin

3

4

September 

TbA

Plagiarism

ENG

Chiandetti

3

2

June

TbA

Comunicazione della Scienza

ITA

Degano

3

4

October

TbA

Seminar

To be chosen by PhD candidates*

3

2

TbA

 

1 CFU = 6 hours

6 CFU per 1st and 2nd year = 36 hours per 1st and 2nd year

2 CFU at the 3rd year = 12 hours at the 3rd year

 

*Each year, the doctoral candidates will be free to invite up to 3 national/international speakers in the domain of their interest. They will be in charge of all aspects concerning the organization of the seminars. Students are also invited to check the courses activated by the University of Trieste for doctoral students (Complementary Skills training) and free online courses (as those offered by Harvard, or Coursera, like https://www.edx.org/course/data-science-r-basics-2)

 

Course

Teacher

Year

Hours

Dates

Depressione e Disturbi depressivi [SdS]

ITA

Marchetti

Common

15

March 5 (09:30-13:30)

March 19 (09:30-13:30)

April 9 (09:30-13:30)

Neuroanatomia funzionale [SdS]

ITA

Busan

Common

30

April 10 (14:30-18:30)

May 21 (09:30-13:30)

May 22 (09:30-13:30)

June 18 (09:30-13:30)

June 19 (09:30-13:30)

July 17 (09:30-13:30)

From neuron to brain: Gut-brain axis

ENG

Passamonti

Common

4

May 13 (15:00-17:00)

Meccanismi di azione dei farmaci sul SNC [SdS]

ITA

 Lucafò  Common 15 

September 17 (09:30-13:30)

September 24 (09:30-13:30)

September 25 (09:30-13:30)

 

Progress Report

ENG

External Examiner  Common  One day  September 3 (09:30-16:00) 

 

EEG laboratorio

ITA

Bernardis

1

7

June 17 (14:30-18:30)

June 18 (14:30-18:30)

Etica della ricerca animale + protocolli per approvazione CE e OPBA

ITA + slides ENG

Regolin
Chiandetti

1

10

April 28

May 5

(May 6)

The academic system and young researchers' opportunities

ENG

Murgia

1

2

March 25 (16:00-18:00)

Seminar

To be chosen by PhD candidates

1

2

TbA

Metodi delle scienze sociali

ITA

Piccoli

2

8

June 8 (16:00-18:00)

June 15

June 22

June 29

Writing a paper and presentig data: Practical tips

ENG

Murgia

Fantoni

(Chiandetti)

2

14

June 09 (16:00-18:00)

June 17 (16:00-18:00)

+

homework

September 31 (16:00-18:00)

homework

November 5 (12:30-14:30)

Seminar

To be chosen by PhD candidates

2

2

TbA

Scientific English + revision

ENG

Griffin

3

4

March 22 (10:00-12:00

March 29 (10:00-12:00)

Plagiarism

ENG

Chiandetti

3

2

June 30 (10:00-12:00)

Meccanismi Psicologici delle dipendenze

ITA

Chiandetti

3

5

July 8 (09:00-12:00)

July 15 (10:00-12:00)

Comunicazione della Scienza

ITA

Degano

3

4

September

TbA

Seminar

To be chosen by PhD candidates

3

2

TbA