Mind and brain

Students will acquire in-depth knowledge and skills on current research topics in mind and brain sciences.

Students will acquire the ability to:
- critically analyze the philosophical arguments on mind and brain;
- critically evaluate information sources and reliability of data;
- discuss and compare different philosophical positions in mind and brain;
- apply critical abilities in mind and brain sciences;
- reflect on complex and articulated philosophical positions;
- adopt their own stance in a philosophical debate, and put forward arguments in support of it;
- effectively communicate the results of their research, including through multimedia techniques for presenting information, with possible applications in teaching;
- use relational, communicative, and organizational skills even in highly complex contexts and in managing group work;
- convey the acquired skills even in non-specialist contexts;
- reflect on their own abilities and on the evaluations received;
- independently search for the philosophical sources of a debate or school of thought;
- independently explore in depth a philosophical position or theoretical thesis.