Doctoral Programme in Human Cognitive Neuroscience
The HCN Research group in Edinburgh has core interests in memory, attention, executive function, visual cognition, and perceptuo-motor control in both normally functioning adults and patients with a variety of neurological disorders. The group uses a variety of methodological tools including traditional behavioural measures, neuroimaging, eyetracking, motion tracking, computational modelling, and clinical assessment.
HCN researchers are currently supported by funding from: Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer Research Trust, British Academy, Chief Scientist Office-Scottish Executive, Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Council, European Commission, European Research Council, Royal Society, Wellcome Trust and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
In general, Doctoral students would take a one-year MSc followed by 3 years of Doctoral Study.
To learn more about opportunities for doctoral study at Edinburgh, feel free to contact any of the Staff listed on the HCN Research group website.
A selection of recent/current PhD topics in this area:
- Cognitive Neuroscience of false memories: the role of gist memory (Supervisor: Sharon Abrahams)
- Multi-tasking in the young and ageing brain (Supervisor: Professor Robert Logie)
- The heterogenity of cognitive impairment in motor neurone disease (Supervisor: Dr Sharon Abrahams)
- The role of visual working memory in feature binding (Supervisor: Professor Robert Logie)
- Visual imagery - the roles of visual short-term and visual long-term memory (Supervisor: Professor Robert Logie)
For further information, contact the Programme Secretary, Toni Noble or, to discuss academic matters, contact the Programme Director, Martin Corley.
