The main objective of the course is to introduce the students to the main aspects of neurobiology including the acquisition of several skills ranging from molecular, cellular, physiological, anatomical and computational levels.

The main areas of study will be:

Neuromorphology and development neurobiology (including stem cell biology and human anatomy)
Neurophysiology and behaviour (including optogenetic interrogation of behaviour and in vivo electrophysiological recordings)
Neurochemistry and neuropharmacology (including next generation therapeutics and gene therapy)
Neurogenetics and genomics (including genome wide association studies and epigenetics)
Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders (including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease, Intellectual Disability and Autism, Epilepsy and Motor Neuron disorders, Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia)
Advanced Methods in Neurobiology and Neuroscience (including human brain imaging and genomic techniques)
Bioinformatics and data analysis (including computational neuroscience and statistical methods)

How to - Students Graduated in Italy

Application and enrollment procedures:

Access requirements
Application instructions (ITA)
Application deadline for a.y. 2025-26:
- students eligible for direct enrolment refer here
- students requiring to take the admission test: BY SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025.
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Enrollment instructions (ITA)

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Admission procedures - Neurobiology -ITAgrad

The admission test is an oral assessment that usually takes place online in September.

For the academic year 2025/26 it will take place on September 16th starting from 9 AM: slots will be defined based on the number of candidates.

Students will receive further details via email, including the information about the slot they will be assigned to during the day and the link for taking the oral assessment online.

The admission test will take around 10 minutes and candidates will be asked to introduce themselves and describe their motivation for joining the Master's Degree in Neurobiology.