Next steps 

Os candidatos aprovados deverão fazer a pré-matrícula no período de 05 a 12 de julho de 2021, mediante preenchimento de formulário, que será enviado por e-mail aos candidatos selecionados e envio da documentação prevista em edital. 

O início das atividades acadêmicas está previsto para 02 de agosto e as aulas devem seguir temporariamente no formato remoto em razão da pandemia.

About the course 

O mestrado em neuroengenharia do IIN-ELS/ISD é oferecido de forma gratuita desde 2013, tem duração de até dois anos e é o primeiro do Brasil recomendado pela Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).

Aulas e pesquisas são realizadas na sede do IIN-ELS, em Macaíba (RN), município localizado a cerca de 14 quilômetros da capital, Natal. O Instituto oferece aos alunos transporte diário e gratuito entre os dois municípios.

About IIN-ELS and the program

The Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience (IIN-ELS) has been in operation since 2006 and develops teaching, research and extension activities in neuroscience and neuroengineering – two areas considered strategic for Brazil and the world.

The Institute's postgraduate program in Neuroengineering offers two lines of research (Brain-Machine Interface and Neuromodulation) and opens up prospects for professional activity linked to experimental, computational, theoretical, clinical and applied research, at molecular, cellular and systems levels. 

There is room for the development of research and technologies in areas such as brain-machine interface, neuromodulation, computational neuroscience and signal processing, rehabilitation, brain-brain interface, prosthetics and orthoses, biocompatibility, neurodegenerative diseases, microcephaly, psychiatric diseases and cognition, among others.

Neuroengineering

Neuroengineering is an interdisciplinary research area that integrates neuroscience and engineering methods to study the functioning of the nervous system and develop solutions for the limitations and dysfunctions associated with the nervous system. 

The knowledge generated in this area enables the development of technologies and applications ranging from neuroprosthetics to the improvement of neuromodulation techniques with therapeutic potential. The work uses behavioral, electrophysiological, histological and immunohistochemical approaches, combined with quantitative analysis methods.

The expectation is that the research developed will result in gains for society, such as the launch of cheaper prostheses for amputees, new forms of less invasive and lower-cost therapy for Parkinson's patients and the use of new technologies for the rehabilitation of paraplegic and quadriplegics.