[Comp-neuro] PhD Program in Neuroscience 2012 - University of Verona (Italy)

PhD studentships available from the PhD Program in Neuroscience

University of Verona (Italy) - Graduate School of Sciences Engineering and Medicine

The 2012 Call for Applications is now open!

Duration: 3 years
Available fellowships: 5
Additional positions: 5
Application deadline: August 24, 2012

Contact:
Prof. Michele Tinazzi
Tel. 045 8124288 Fax 045 8027492
michele.tinazzi@univr.it
Detailed information: www.univr.it
Università di Verona - Ufficio Comunicazione Grafica: tarcisio.solfa
The 2012 Call for Applications is now open
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RESEARCH TOPICS:
Basic Science:
- Top-down influences on human performance
- Cognitive functions in movement disorders
- Inhibitory processes in selective attention
- Homeostasis of synaptic plasticity
- Synaptic competition
- Neuronal-immune interactions and sleep-wake regulation
- Inflammatory signalling and motor neuron degeneration
- Neuronal excitability and immune response
- Endocannabinoid system and neuronal plasticity
- Stem cells and experimental models of multiple sclerosis
- Proteomics, immunomics, and multiple sclerosis
- Neuroinflammatory signaling, neural-immune interactions
and neurodegeneration
- Regulation of sleep and wakefulness
- Neuronal survival and axonal regeneration
- Synapse formation and plasticity
- Neurocognitive mechanisms of visual selective attention
- The influence of rewards and punishments on cognitive
processing
Applied Research:
- Alternative rehabilitation strategies in movement disorders
- Phenotypes and genetics of congenital
cerebellar malformations
- Deep-brain stimulation in movement disorders
- Nano-robotized intracranic endoscopy
- EEG-fMRI co-registration in epilepsy and stroke
- Neurodegenerative Dementias
- Prion Diseases
- Muscle disorders




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Ilaria Sani, PhD
Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological,
Morphological and Movement Sciences.
Section of Physiology and Psychology, University of Verona
http://www.attention-lab.net/

Support neuroscience research:
http://www.associazione-moruzzi.it
Strada Le Grazie 8, I-37134 Verona, Italy
Ph: +39-045-8027198
fax: +39-045-80 27 279
E-mail: ilaria.sani@univr.it