Training

Two options for graduate training at CabezaLab

Admission to P&N graduate program: http://pn.aas.duke.edu/graduate/index.htm
Start research full-time in the CabezaLab in Year 1
Do a part-time laboratory rotation in one other laboratory
Take required courses: first year seminar, four core courses (cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology), ethics and teaching workshops
Write and defend Major Area Paper (MAP)
Write and defend Ph.D. dissertation proposal
Conduct Ph.D. research; write and defend Ph.D. thesis
Obtain Ph.D. in Psychology (Optional: Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience)

Admission to multidisciplinary program: http://www.mind.duke.edu/training/
Take required courses: year-long cognitive neuroscience course, ethics and presentation workshops, four elective courses
Do three full-time laboratory rotations (including one in CabezaLab)
Select P&N as home department, Dr. Cabeza as primary advisor, and a faculty in a different discipline and department as secondary advisor
Write and defend Major Area Paper (MAP)
Become a full-time member of CabezaLab after finishing rotations, usually at the beginning of Year 2
Write and defend Ph.D. dissertation proposal
Conduct Ph.D. research; write and defend Ph.D. thesis
Obtain Ph.D. in Psychology with a Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience

Take required courses, including cognitive neuroscience and fMRI courses
Read basic literature on cognitive neuroscience of memory and/or aging
Hands-on training in general Matlab programming, programming behavioral paradigms using COGENT, analyzing fMRI data using SPM2 and CabezaLab's fMRI toolbox
Collaborate in an fMRI study led by a postdoc or senior graduate student
Design and conduct 1-3 behavioral studies and submit a paper for publication

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