Cognitive Science

The program in Cognitive Science atCentral European University (CEU)offers specialization in the fields of social cognition, cognitive development, and formal and biological models of perception and learning.

Key facts

• Students of the program in Cognitive Science at Central European University (CEU)may take courses in cognitive psychology, philosophy of mind, cognitive anthropology, visual perception and computational modeling.
• They receive practical research training in methods, experimental design and data analysis in the laboratories of departmental faculty members. As of 2023, we offer a PhD program of which standard duration is 4 years with fully funded stipends for 4 years.

As a doctoral researcher, you will be invited to join one of the labs of our department. These are:

• Cognitive Development Center
• Social Mind Center
• Social Mind and Body Lab
• Adaptive Cognition and Economics in Society
• Language Comprehension Lab
• Center for Cognitive Computation
• Vision Lab