Training and Research
PhD Programme Courses/classes
This page lists the training activities for the PhD programme for the academic year 2025/2026. Additional activities will be added during the year. Please check back regularly for updates!
Approach and management of cognitive and neuropsychiatric non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Credits: 1.5
Language: Italiano o Inglese
Teacher: Elisa Mantovani, Stefano Tamburin
Strength - Strengthening Training, Research, And Empowerment For Next-Generation Trailblazers In Higher Education
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Michela Rimondini, Valeria Donisi
Anatomia e sviluppo del sistema olfattivo umano
Credits: 0.8
Language: inglese
Teacher: Maria Paola Cecchini
Differential diagnosis of demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system
Credits: 2
Language: English
Teacher: Alberto Gajofatto
Human movement in the water environment: hints for re-training and rehabilitation
Credits: 2
Language: English
Teacher: Paola Zamparo
Public Engagement And Dissemination In Science - Tips For Ethical Citizen Involvement In Research In Neuroscience, Psychological And Psychiatric Science And Movement Science
Credits: 0.5
Language: English
Teacher: Isolde Martina Busch
Emotions, Beliefs, And Skills To Face Climate Change And Embrace Climate Action
Credits: 0.5
Language: inglese
Methods of experimental data analysis and report with Matlab, a gentle introduction
Credits: 5
Language: English
Teacher: Giuseppe Bertini
"Vintage" research techniques in human cognitive neuroscience
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Silvia Savazzi
"Modern" human cognitive neuroscience
Credits: 1.5
Language: English
Teacher: Chiara Mazzi
Neural correlates of awareness
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Silvia Savazzi
Circuits, translational models and main classes of drugs used in the treatment of psychological or mental disorders
Credits: 1.5
Language: English
Teacher: Giovanna Paolone
Natural Environments And Psycho-Social Functioning And Well-Being
Credits: 0.5
Language: English
Teacher: Cinzia Perlini, Valeria Donisi
Inequity and intersectional discrimination in research
Credits: 0.5
Language: English
Teacher: Dott.ssa Silvia Savazzi, Silvia Savazzi, Valeria Donisi
Neuropsychology and rehabilitation: a clinical view for research
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Valentina Varalta
Communicating science to the general public, a brief workshop in preparation for the "Science Outside the Box" contest
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Giuseppe Bertini
CSF dynamics: anatomical and functional features
Credits: 0.5
Language: Italiano Eventualmente inglese
Teacher: Alberto Feletti
Evidence-based medicine: how to read and understand clinical studies, reviews, meta-analyses, and guidelines for clinical practice
Credits: 0.5
Language: Italiano
Teacher: Giovanni Ostuzzi
Introduction to Intraoperative Neurophysiology (ION) during surgery for brain gliomas
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Francesco Sala
Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a therapeutic strategy for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Ermanna Turano
Tecniche di ricerca in neuroscienze: monitorare e modulare l'attività neuronale
Credits: 1.5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Elisa Santandrea, Giuseppe Busetto
Research techniques in neuroscience: Monitoring and modulating neuronal activity
Credits: 0.8
Language: English
Teacher: Marco Cambiaghi
Sleep medicine
Credits: 1
Language: italiano o inglese
Teacher: Elena Antelmi
The complex interaction between neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration: from cell and animal models to human neurological diseases
Credits: 1.5
Language: English
Teacher: Paolo Fabene, Roberta Magliozzi
CSF dynamics: anatomical and functional features (2025/2026)
Teacher
Referent
Credits
0.5
Language
Italiano Eventualmente inglese
Class attendance
Free Choice
Location
VERONA
Learning objectives
Understand the basics of CSF dynamics in its anatomical and functional aspects
Prerequisites and basic notions
Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
Program
The classic model of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) formation, transport across the central nervous system, and absorption is based on the circulation theory. This model, where CSF is thought to be secreted by the choroid plexus, and to circulate from the ventricles into the cisterns and the subarachnoid spaces (SAS), is no longer considered reliable. Several studies indicate that CSF can be produced and absorbed throughout the entire CSF system, notably the ependyma, the perineural SAS, and the Virchow-Robin spaces (VRS). The discovery of the expression of aquaporin 1 (AQP1) in the choroidal plexus and aquaporin 4 (AQP4) in the end-feet of astrocytes underlying pia mater, has shed new light into the mechanisms of fluid exchange between intracranial compartments. In this emerging model, CSF has a direct correlation with the brain interstitial fluid (ISF), the blood circulation, and the lymphatic system. These new insights into the physiology and homeostasis of CSF, together with the new advances in neuroimaging, especially in MRI techniques, might have relevant implications for understanding the mechanisms at the base of brain pathologies. Aims of the course are: 1) focusing on the historical background about research on CSF; 2) clarifying the anatomy of CSF pathways and the CSF dynamics, 3) discuss the current knowledge on the anatomy and physiology of circumventricular organs.
Didactic methods
Frontal lesson with discussion
Learning assessment procedures
Check based on frequency and active participation in the discussion
Assessment
Check based on frequency and active participation in the discussion
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Attendance-based eligibility
