Overview

We research how these mechanisms are influenced by changes across the life-span (development and aging), changes due to practice (learning and expertise), or changes following illness and injury (rehabilitation and neurodegenerative disease).

You will have a primary mentor but also be supported by all of the faculty in the Cognitive and Motor Neuroscience program at University of Utah. You will complete a 67 hour program of study along with your dissertation.

Your courses will emphasize content area knowledge, research methods and statistics, specialized content knowledge, seminar experiences with your mentors, and the completion of your dissertation. Your dissertation will consist of multiple manuscripts.

Research Facilities

The Cognitive and Motor Neuroscience theme has two distinct laboratory spaces at the University of Utah; the Cognitive Science Laboratory and the Neuromechanics Laboratory. The equipment is shared between the two laboratory spaces and our faculty and trainees work in both areas. The difference lies in the type of experiments conducted in each laboratory space.

The Cognitive Science Laboratory has a smaller footprint and is designed for psychological experiments, cognitive testing, and studies that require less space. The Neuromechanics Laboratory has a larger footprint and is designed for studies of locomotion, larger movements, and detailed biomechanical analysis.

Between the two spaces, we have one 32 channel stationary EEG system, one 32 channel mobile EEG system, a head mounted display for VR presentation with built in eye-tracking, a separate eye-tracking system for data collection outside of VR, a 12-camera motion capture system, two sets of full body accelerometers for motion tracking, a wireless EMG system, research-grade force plates and other transducers.

Additionally, we have computing resources to support high-volume data collection, processing, and analysis. Our unique combination of personnel, facilities, and equipment allow us to conduct cutting-edge research in human neuroscience.

Programme Structure

Research Pillars

Skill Acquisition and Expertise

Neuromechanics and Motor Control

Injury and Rehabilitation

Modeling and Analytics

Brain-Behavior Mapping

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Medicine Neuroscience Cognitive Science View 32 other PhDs in Cognitive Science in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students entering the PhD program must have a demonstrated capacity for independent research. This capacity is most commonly demonstrated through completion of a master’s thesis. However, other experiences, such as, but not limited to, intensive undergraduate research experience, industry experience, clinical research or practice, or experience presenting or publishing research can be examples of a capacity for independent research. Students with a bachelor’s degree who wish to enroll in the PhD program are encouraged to speak with a prospective mentor about their suitability for the PhD program.

Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
The GRE requirement has been suspended. You do not need to submit your scores during the application process.

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Salt Lake City

1000 - 1730 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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