Neuroscience of Human Cognition Training Program

The program is designed for students who are already in a Northwestern PhD program or those who hold a postdoc position at Northwestern.

In a group of laboratories at Northwestern, groundbreaking investigations of the functions of the human brain are being accomplished using state-of-the-art methods of monitoring the brain in action. By anchoring these psychological investigations in brain science, future work in these labs promises to produce many new insights into the human mind and various human talents such as creativity, memory, perception and awareness.

Northwestern laboratories that support trainees working on the neuroscience of human cognition are on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses of Northwestern University in many different departments. Our research covers a wide variety of topics, as summarized in the diagram below.

Next call for applications is expected to go out: 

Predocs: Late Fall 2026

Postdocs: Summer 2027