<We, humans having the universe in mind, explore and reflect on the nature of human intelligence>. The mission of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences is to study the brain to understand the human mind and intelligence and to provide with technological and medical solutions that will help create a better world.

Our curriculum focuses on neurobiology and cognitive sciences, but also covers various subjects such as psychology, linguistics, neurophilosophy, biological anthropology, neuroethics, neuroaesthetics, and cognitive religion, as well as brain engineering, brain-like artificial intelligence, psychiatry, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine. This enables us to pursue “holistic studies of human beings”.

In the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research areas include neuroscience, cognitive science, brain engineering, and brain medicine, but are not limited to them. The department aims to go beyond simply studying the biological structure and cognitive function of the brain, exploring how the brain and body, humans and humans, and humans and the world interact and adapt in the process. 

For integrated M.S. - Ph.D. degree application, students must specify the name of their prospective advisor when submitting application forms. For this, it is strongly recommended that students meet the professor to whom they are applying, as early as possible. Based on the submitted application, the final assignment of the thesis advisor is made after admission.

Related major fields are natural sciences, engineering, cognitive science, medicine, humanities and social sciences and art studies, which include brain science, brain engineering, physics, mathematics, biology, electronics, computer science, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, psychology, linguistics, ethics, anthropology, philosophy, aesthetics, psychiatry, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine.