Students can pursue graduate education in cognitive neuroscience at Duke through several mechanisms:

The Graduate Admitting Program in Cognitive Neuroscience (CN), administered through the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Students apply directly to this interdisciplinary program and take a program of coursework and laboratory rotations with an array of faculty from departments within the schools of Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, and Business. After two years of study, students select a department in which they will they will obtain the Ph.D. Students have the opportunity to choose mentors from a number of departments, including Neurobiology, Psychology & Neuroscience, Philosophy, Biology, Economics, and others. For more information about the CN graduate admitting program, click here.

The Graduate Program in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience (P&N)
Students apply directly to the P&N Department and typically enter the laboratory of a primary or secondary faculty member in P&N upon matriculation, joining the Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience group within the Department. For more information about the P&N graduate program, click here.

The Graduate Program in the Department of Neurobiology in the Duke School of Medicine
Students apply directly to the Neurobiology Department, take a 1 year sequence of coursework and typically complete 3 laboratory rotations before selecting a a primary or secondary faculty member who has interests in Cognitive Neuroscience. For more information about the Neurobiology graduate program, click here.