2026 Research Topics

Click on the topic of interest below.

Candidates should review this list and relative researchers before applying, as well as visit the researchers' profile pages and publications. 

Perception and Attention

• Investigating predictive neural representations in naturalistic settings using MEG-based dynamic RSA (I. De Vries - FIS)
• From sound to harmonic structure: cognitive maps of music in the human brain (M. Piazza - VINCI 2026)

Neurodevelopmental disorders

• Neuroimaging and electrophysiological biomarkers behind autisms distinguished by disability versus difference over development (M. Lombardo - IIT)

Neuroimaging, brain connectivity and analysis

• From sound to harmonic structure: cognitive maps of music in the human brain (Piazza - VINCI 2026)
• Investigating predictive neural representations in naturalistic settings using MEG-based dynamic RSA (I. De Vries - FIS)
• Mapping How Brain Chemistry Shapes Whole-Brain Activity (A. Gozzi - IIT)