Neural Dynamics of Perceptual Decision-Making During Robot-Mediated Motor Learning
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- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
- Application deadline
- 21 October 2026
About the project
About the Project Summary How does the brain make decisions while we are moving and learning? This PhD project will combine EEG, virtual reality and robotic platforms to investigate how perceptual decisions unfold during active movement and how these neural processes change through motor learning. Participants will interact with immersive environments while performing controlled reaching tasks, allowing brain activity, movement and behaviour to be measured simultaneously. The project will develop new insight into how the brain integrates perception, decision-making and action, with longer-term potential to inform personalised rehabilitation for neurological conditions. A full description of the project can be found on the GW4 BioMed website . Academic criteria: Applicants for a studentship must have obtained, or be about to obtain, a first or upper second-class UK honours degree, or the equivalent qualification gained outside the UK. English requirements: IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or acceptable alternative. Please see our English Language Requirements guidance for more details. How to Apply A list of all the projects and how to apply is available on the GW4 BioMed website . You may select up to 2 projects and submit one application per candidate only. Please complete an application to the GW4 BioMed3 for an ‘offer of funding’. If successful, you will also need to make an application for an 'offer to study' to your chosen institution later. Please note that we may close the application process before the stated deadline if an unprecedented number of applications are received– check the GW4 BioMed website for details and updates. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be notified from Tuesday, 22nd December 2026. Interviews will be held virtually on 26th and 27th January 2027. Studentships will start on 1 st October 2027. Further Information For informal enquiries, please contact GW4BioMed@cardiff.ac.uk For project related queries, please contact the respective supervisors listed on the project descriptions on the GW4 BioMed website .