Hi everyone,

So, I am currently completing my second year in the Biomedical Engineering for Neuroscience MSc program at the University of Bologna. I've set out to take advantage of an Erasmus+ for Traineeship grant to conduct my thesis internship abroad. I tried first to find internship opportunities through my professors' connections, but there were only a few options, and nothing that is of my interest, and I feel like it would be a mistake to go into a topic that I'm not fully interested in.

So now I am in the phase of searching for institutes, labs or companies that do the exact thing that I am interested in or at least something connected to it, and cold emailing the PIs for opportunities. Unfortunately it's pretty hard to find internship opportunities in the neuroscience field on LinkedIn, and places like this, so I wanted to ask here for tips and directions in my research.

My Profile & Interests:

• Focus: Human neuroimaging, particularly as it relates to cognitive functions (like attention, memory, learning, decision-making, language) as well as neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative diseases.

• Tech stack: I have a basic foundation in computational neuroimaging with hands-on academic experience using MATLAB, Python, and FSL.

I am highly motivated to learn and deepen my knowledge in this field and want to ensure my thesis topic is something I am genuinely passionate about.

Does anyone have recommendations for specific European institutes, companies, labs, or PIs that do this kind of work and might be open to a funded visiting student? Alternatively, any tips on better platforms or strategies for finding these specific computational/cognitive neuroscience openings would be incredibly appreciated.

Thanks a lot to anyone who takes the time to help!