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RESEARCH AREAS MPhil, PhD and MD supervision is normally available in the following areas: Motor systems development, plasticity, function: clinical and preclinical studies of normal and abnormal development and plasticity of the motor system functional studies and computer modelling of motor system activity throughout the neuraxis development and assessment of novel therapies for motor disorderslesions including stem cell and brain-machine interface. Visual system development, plasticity and repair: retinal development and visual system wiring using in vitro approaches development and assessment of novel neurotechnological approaches to retinal dystrophy repair including brain-machine interface and stem cells. Neural computation and network systems: experimental and theoretical (computational) studies aimed at understanding how neurones throughout the brain interact in localised networks to compute complex tasks research into the role of network activity in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Auditory neuroscience: clinical and preclinical studies aimed at understanding the brain mechanisms involved in detection, discrimination and perception of sound and how these mechanisms are affected in individuals with brain disorders, including dementia, autism and stroke. Pain: research focused on understanding mechanisms underlying pain, analgesia, and anaesthesia development of methods to assess pain and to alleviate pain in animals and humans. Psychobiology: studies in laboratory animals, healthy volunteers and patient populations of the neurobiology and underlying mood, anxiety and addiction disorders and their treatment allied research into normal neuropsychology and the physiology and pharmacology of neurotransmitter and endocrine systems implicated in psychiatric disorders. Neurotoxicology: research centred on delineating the effects and understanding the mechanisms of action of established and putative neurotoxins including environmental and endogenous chemicals and naturally occurring toxins. Forensic psychiatry and clinical psychology: research into the assessment, treatment and management of sex offender risk development and assessment of cognitive models of, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment for, bipolar disorder, psychosis, anxiety and developmental disorders developmental disorders of perception and cognition. Systems and computational neuroscience: theoretical (computational) and experimental studies aimed at understanding the neuroanatomy, and neuropharmacology of vision, visual attention and episodic memory. Behaviour and evolution: studies of animal and human behaviour including the evolutionary psychology of mate choice, attractiveness, and co-operation, and evolutionary approaches to personality. Visual perception and human cognition: research into colour and depth perception perception of natural scenes psychophysics and attention word learning in children body image dysfunction visual social cognition and face processing advertising and consumer behaviour. For more information about staff specialisms please see the Institute s website. RESEARCH DEGREE TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Our Medical Sciences Graduate School has a thriving postgraduate research culture, with additional support for international students. We have an excellent record for timely PhD submission, provide training in professionalkey skills and research techniques, and support personal development. TYPICAL FUNDING For information about funding opportunities please see http:www.ncl.ac.ukpostgraduatefunding HOW TO APPLY For the quickest and easiest way to apply please visit our postgraduate online application site http:www.ncl.ac.ukpostgraduateapply FURTHER INFORMATION International students wishing to discuss these opportunities may contact: Professor Steve Yeaman Director of International Postgraduate Studies Faculty of Medical Sciences Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 7433 E-mail: biomed-international-pg

An upper-second-class Honours degree, or international equivalent, in a science or medicine related subject. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based), Pearson's PTE Academic Test 62 or equivalent. Our Is regardItemalue+oSn++???A????#? ?+???????????????????????????????????+S?++??????,???@#iItem????????????????? ?????