Course Catalog

心の科学研究法Ⅰ（研究サーベイ）

Research Presentation

Mind Sciences Research Method I (Research Survey) 2単位

Research Presentation

2単位

technologies, and ways of thinking that are

scientific organization or research society

recognized as widely useful in a given field.

allows one to show their research results, and is

Therefore, it is necessary to understand throughimportant as a means of exchanging information.

which means research is carried out in the field

This lecture advises students on how to bestof modern sciences of the mind, and estimate theunderstand the gist of sample research papers anddirection of future research by understanding theaccurately transmit the information to someone

flow of research until now. This course provides

else, from the point of view of a scientist or

students with knowledge in order to position theirengineer. Participants will select a representativeown research in the world and continue on to

example of literature in their own fields, willplanning the next step to take in their research,understand the gist of the paper with guidanceby teaching them methods to read and organize

from the lecturer, and will present the paper

literature related to the sciences of the mind.

themselves. They will then receive advice on how
to improve. Advice is given on such topics as

心の科学研究法Ⅱ（研究計画）
Mind Sciences Research Method II (Research Planning) 2単位

creating slides, establishing points, presenting
in English, and finding points to question in thepresentations of others. Therefore, students

Research is a method of providing new experiences

participate not only as presenters, but from theand knowledge through observations, analysis, andstandpoint of those listening to and discussing theexperimentation on existing findings. Researchpresentation.

requires that existing knowledge and knowledge
that one hopes to obtain are rigorously classiﬁed.
It also requires strict and logical planning andimplementation in order to obtain truly new

脳の数理
Mathematical Brain Science

2単位knowledge. This course provides students with

Human and animal brains can extract important

methodologies to reliably prepare research on

information from huge sensory information,

the sciences of the mind through close discussion

and can learn appropriate behavior throughbetween students and faculty advisors. Students

experience. This ability is impossible for current

must have obtained credit for the "Mind Sciencescomputers to perform. This lecture introduces

Research Methods I (Research Survey) course" invarious interesting phenomena in neuroscienceorder to take this course.

and psychology, while mathematically describing
the phenomena and exploring mechanisms behindthe phenomena. Students will learn using concrete

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Presenting a talk or poster in English at a

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Research in Master's Program develops findings,

examples in which mathematics plays a rolein the real world, from the perspective of learningin exploring these mechanisms, and cultivate

algorithms.

mathematical skills.

心の科学先端セミナー A（脳情報科学）
ブレインマシンインタフェース（BMI）
Brain-Machine Interface

2単位

Advanced Mind Sciences (Brain Informatics) 2単位
The purpose of this class is for students toThis course explains technologies how theunderstand the current progress of brain

brain and computers communicate and exchange

informatics research in the world; learn

information. I introduced to neuronal encoding andcomputational approaches with related theories

decoding methods in order to implement a Brain-

and practices; understand technologies to apply

Machine Interface, as well as findings related toand evaluate analytical methods, theories, andmultivariate analysis for neuronal activity, BOLD

computational models in their own research. In

signals or EEG signals. I will also introduce

order to achieve these purposes, this class is held

mechanisms how the brain control arms, legs, eyes,

in a seminar style, in which invited researchersand other parts of the body. Students will also

give talks about advanced topics in brain

learn about electrode technologies used to obtain

informatics and related fields. This seminar isvarious information obtaining from nerve and brain

partly conducted in the Brain Science Retreat.

activity, and about multivariate analysis methods
for these data in voluntary movement.

脳科学と人間Brain Science and Humans

2単位

知能発達ロボティクス
Cognitive Developmental Robotics

2単位

The fundamental question, "what is human being,"
has traditionally been addressed in the ﬁelds ofThis course introduces more advanced content

philosophy and literature. From the viewpont ofrelated to cognitive robotics and the latest

natural sciences, it is the brain that makes us

research developments. Various technologies are

human. Neuroscience has developed remarkably

related to robotics technology, such as machinery,over the past few decades, and we are now able

electronics, and information technology, and weto investigate human brain functions scientiﬁcally.

believe that artificial-intelligence technology is

Through this class, students will better

important in combining all of these. The objective

understand the structure of the human brain, theof this course is for students to acquire knowledge

methodologies to study human brain functions,and deepen their understanding regarding granting

a variety of results from neuroscience, and therobots intelligence and autonomy, by considering

possibility of change in understanding human being

elemental technologies such as image processing,on the basis of neuroscience.

motion generation, and situated reasoning, andhow to combine these with a focus on developing
intelligence in robots. In particular, students willconsider the implementation of robots that behaveautonomously while interfacing with environments

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分子生命科学
Molecular Life Science

2単位

Molecular biological research methods are put into

practice in a wide variety of life science research

above. Students will learn research methods thatfields from basic biology to applied sciences

are best suited for each level, and will consider

including medical science. In this lecture, students

what can and cannot be clariﬁed on a fundamental

first learn basic knowelde of molecular biology

level. Furthermore, students will discuss howthat crucial for researchers involved in the life

neuroscientiﬁc ﬁndings on the cellular, circuit, andsciences. Then, they attempt to clarify to what

regional levels are connected with understanding

degree brain functions are clarified at molecular

the framework and working of the mind. The mind

levels, by reading recent research papaers in which

is presented from a scientiﬁc point of view in thismolecular biological techniques are used.

way. This seminar is partly conducted in the Brain
Science Retreat.

意思決定の神経科学
2単位

In this lecture, students will understand

心の発達科学
Developmental Science of Mind

2単位

The goal of this class is to deepen understanding

as the related brain areas and neuronal activitiesof the primary factors related to mechanisms of

involved in decision-making in animals andchild development from a scientific perspective.

humans. In particular, I introduce the basics ofStudents will discuss and consider establishing

reinforcement learning theories from the classicaldevelopmental science research topics andand operant conditioning in the psychologicaltheir application, while obtaining wide-ranging

theory. The course will explain the anatomy andknowledge in developmental psychology, cognitive

physiology of the parietal cortex, prefrontal

science, brain science, and neurophysiology.

cortex, and basal ganglia, which have importantfunctions in decision making. Additionally,advanced students will learn through reading
review literature in related own current research

心の教育科学
Educational Science

2単位Students aim to interpret activities at childcare

related to decision making.

and educational sites based on psychological

心の科学先端セミナー B（神経科学）
Advanced Mind Sciences (Neuroscience)

2単位

ﬁndings, widen their view of human understanding,and deepen their understanding. In particular,
students will grasp childrearing and educational

The objective of this lecture is for students to gain

processes based on the latest researcha neuroscientiﬁc understanding that is conscious ofdevelopments, and will investigate to what degreethe "hierarchical nature" of the brain, in order to"teaching" activities (thought to be unique tounderstand the framework and working of the mind.

humans) support these childrearing and educational

In particular, students will focus on the neuralprocesses. Additionally, students will consider

circuitry of the brain's hierarchical structure,

how these activities at childcare and educational

and will take note of the structural and functionalsites are inseparable from culture and situational

relationships between it and the nerve cell level

relationships. Speciﬁcally, students will engage inbelow, as well as the levels between brain areas

discussion while interpreting the latest research,

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mathematical models of decision-making, as well

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Decision Neuroscienceand will investigate childcare and educational

via nerve cells (of which there are over ten

practices from a standpoint based on researchbillion in the cerebral cortex alone) forming a

results.

unique network in the brain and carrying out theexpression and processing of neural information
based on brain's operating principles. In "Systems

心の言語心理学
Psycholinguistics

2単位

Neuroscience," students will organize knowledge
about neuronal mechanisms of feature extraction

Students will deepen their understanding related

and object recognition through sensory systems,

to human language utilization, namely, production,

control of behavior, learning and memory,comprehension, writing and reading, fromemotion and motivation, and decision-making.

dimensions such as basic cognitive mechanisms,

Students will learn how to integrate knowledge ofacquision, and evolution. They will also consider

systems neuroscience and that of psychology andclinical and engineering applications.

computational theories.

心の科学先端セミナー C（人間科学）

システム神経科学技術

Advanced Mind Sciences (Human Science)

Systems Neuroscience Method

2単位

2単位

In this seminar, we conduct talk series ofIn this lecture, students will systematically learn

scientists who are well-known throughout thesuch topics as the goals, basic principles, examples,world in cutting edge in the ﬁeld of neuroscience,and history of anatomical and physiologicalpsychology, and social science. The seminar

experiments and technologies, as a neuroscientiﬁcwill invite scientists from neuroscience and theapproach necessary to understand the framework

behavioral sciences, because "the sciences of theand working of the mind. For anatomicalmind" are composed from both of these fields.

experimental techniques, students will learn

Participants will not only learn the cutting edge ofstandard observation techniques of the structure of

the latest research, but also will attempt to obtain

the brain using the naked eye and microscopes. Fora wider perspective on their own ﬁeld by gaining aphysiological experimental techniques, students

wider point of view bridging understanding acrosswill learn standard recording methods to measure

the nervous, behavioral, and social levels thatthe electrical activity of individual nerve cells andform the bases of the sciences of the mind, andgroups of cells. Students will come to understanddiscussing these with researchers working in athe characteristics of each experimental technique,variety of ﬁelds. This seminar is partly conducted

and will gain the ability to think of techniquesin the Brain Science Retreat.

suitable to their research goals.

システム神経科学

ヒト認知神経科学論

Systems Neuroscience

2単位

Human Cognitive Neuroscience

2単位The higher brain functions, such as sensory

The primordial question, what is humanity, hasperception and cognition, goal-directed action,

traditionally come from the fields of philosophy

emotion, judgment, and thinking are performed

and literature. The essential organ that makes us140human from natural sciences point of view is themechanisms. The objective of this lecture forbrain. Neuroscience has developed remarkably

students is to learn about the knowledge expression

over the past few decades, and we have become

through a computer. The knowledge expression is aable to examine the functions of the humanbasic concept of cognitive science, and is essential

brain scientifically. Students will deepen theirfor deepening the understanding of learning andunderstanding of the structure of the humanproblem-solving mechanism. In particular, topics

brain, scientific methodologies for studying thesuch as the memory model, knowledge expression,functions of the human brain, results that haveknowledge acquisition, problem-solving, andbeen obtained in neuroscience to date, and themetacognition will be raised.

possibility of change in human understanding basedon neuroscience.

社会心理学
2単位

脳イメージ解析学
Neuroimaging Analysis

2単位

Social psychology is an academic discipline thatinvestigates the workings of the human mind in
mainly interpersonal situations. This course willbasic knowledge and technologies necessary in

not only deepen students' understanding of whichfunctional MRI (fMRI) research. Students will

environmental factors have an effect on social

come up with basic problems in order to measure

behaviors, but will deepen their understanding

brain activity using fMRI, will carry out fMRI

of how they are processed within the individual

experiments using these problems, and will analyze

by introducing important behavioral experiments

fMRI data. Additionally, the course will explain

in social psychology and touching upon social

more complicated analysis techniques (correlated

neuroscience, where much experimentation has

analysis and network analysis). Students will learn

been conducted recently. Speciﬁcally, the objectiveof the brain functions that can be understoodof this course is to deepen students' understanding

using neuroimaging (as well as its limitations), andrelated to the neural bases of social behaviors

will obtain knowledge to allow them to accurately

by introducing experiments that use functional

understand research papers in which fMRI wasmagnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

used.

神経感性科学
Cognitive Science

Neural KANSEI Science
2単位

2単位

We acquire information about music by listening

Cognitive science is a field of scientific study

and communicate it to other people using a naturalthat views human cognitive functions such as

language. The correspondence between musicalmemory, thought, and problem-solving as a kindentities and verbal expressions that designate themof "information processing" system; uses both theis to some extent arbitrary, however. Therefore

construction of information processing models

the verbal communication of musical information

as well as the analysis based on observation andmay cause much misunderstanding, which in turnexperiments; and clariﬁes human cognitive function

makes the data processing of the information by

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The objective of this course is to understand

認知科学

脳科学研究科Social Psychology

computers problematic.

Furthermore, students will conﬁrm if any ethical

Drawing on the latest music theory, analytic

issues have occurred with the progress of brain

philosophy, formal logic, and cognitive science,sciences research, and will investigate ways tothis course discusses the categorization andcope with them.

the formation of notions of musical entities andexamines the relationships between the knowledge
representation of music and natural languages.

Comparative Ethology

2単位

The mind cannot be physically held, so one valid

心の哲学
Philosophy of Mind

比較行動学

2単位

means to understand it is to examine observablebehaviors created through the wroking of theStudents will survey the history of philosophy,

mind. In Comparative Ethology, we will consider

investigate recent controversies, and confirm

how the mind is formed in the evolution as well as

what has been clarified as of now, in order toin the environments and societies of humans anddeepen their understanding of the mind and body,animals, by learning human and animal behaviors

particularly their relationships with the brain.

through observations and experiments, andStudents will also consider what is necessary

highlighting their similarities and differences. In

for animals other than humans and systems

this lecture, students will learn many topics fromto have a mind. In this lecture, students willbasic behaviors such as perception and memory toconfirm the basic concepts of philosophy, whilesocial behaviors (including developmental changes)

cultivating a comprehensive view of the mind as

among humans and animals through introducing

they continue to take in ﬁndings in such ﬁelds asbasic comparative ethology methods and researchbiology, psychology, sociology, and linguistics.

papers. Students will aim to develop a deep humanAs the lecture continues with a focus on student

understanding from multiple viewpoints.

discussion, students will write a ﬁnal report under
the guidance of the instructor.

心の行動分析学
Behavior Analysis

2単位

ニューロエシックス研究
Neuroethics Research

2単位The objective of this course is to scientificallymeasure the human mind, and deepen understanding

Neuroethics was established with the development

related to analytical methods. The minds of humansof neuroscience. What does it ask? What does itthat contribute to communal life are designed toreveal? In this lecture, students will understandwork well with others. The main objective of thisthe basic concepts of neuroethics while conﬁrming

course is to draw attention to the framework ofand surveying background information on recent

the mind that works in relation to other people,

controversies. In addition, students will gather

and deepen understanding of how hormones playmaterials, make presentations, exchange opinions,a role in the framework of the mind. Speciﬁcally,

and write a report focusing on concrete issues

the course will explain how sexual hormones (i.e.,such as " the brain enhancement," "free will,"testosterone) measured from blood and saliva"crime," "mental disorders," and "moral judgments."

inﬂuence the mind.

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external stimuli and the external environment.

生物化学特論
Advanced Biochemistry

Signal transduction mechanisms in and between
2単位

cells are essential in order to maintain the

Living things maintain homeostasis throughorganism's vital functions. In this lecture, students

various complicated functions. The maintenancewill aim to deepen their understanding of theof homeostasis involves mainly metabolic

signal transduction mechanisms in the cells of

adjustment mechanisms and biological defense

multicellular organisms. Students also aim for amechanisms. In this lecture, students will learn

general understanding of the names and activation

about these metabolic adjustment mechanisms andframeworks of proteins that take part in signal

biological defense mechanisms in understandingtransduction.

the maintenance of homeostasis in living things.
Students will become able to explain mammalian

to the level of the organism, with the reactions of

バイオインフォマティクス特論
Advanced Bioinformatics

2単位This course will explain new biological research

objective of this course is for students to gain themethods that use the latest informatics technologies

ability to analogize similarities with other ﬁelds.

and their applications, and will carry out practicaltraining that makes use of computers in familiar
topics that can be utilized in day-to-day research

生物有機化学特論
Advanced Bioorganic Chemistry

2単位

activities. In particular, students will understandand gain knowledge of important technologies in

In order to manufacture agricultural chemicals

bioinformatics, such as gene sequencing analysis,

and drugs with a high degree of safety, it ispromoter design, gene expression analysis, andimportant to first discover both lead compounds

gene network analysis. Furthermore, students will(which are the keys to new agricultural chemicals

attempt to construct models according to theirand drugs) and prototype compounds by screening

research topics in systems biology (an attempt toand synthesizing many natural resources. The

understand life as a system based on biophysics),

objective of this lecture is to deepen understanding

a new and challenging field in the life sciences.

of what should be considered when discovering

Students will understand the way of thinking,new agricultural chemicals and drugs. Additionally,

main techniques, and applications in biology forstudents in this lecture will consider the basics ofbioinformatics. Finally, students will aim to be able

medicinal chemistry. Finally, students will aim to

to independently carry out analysis that makes use

understand the basics of what should be consideredof bioinformatics technologies using a computer.

in drug discovery.

研究者倫理
生体情報機構学特論
Advanced Mechanism of Signal Transduction 2単位

Research Ethics

2単位

Scientific development relies on trueness, trust

Multicellular organisms maintain homeostatis

and fairness of research practice. Scientificof their internal environments in response to

misconduct -violation of these norms- hampers the

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living things to outside stimuli as an example. The

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immunological responses from the molecular levelsound development of science. We discuss scientiﬁc

Planning)" courses in order to take this course.

misconduct and questionable research practicethrough case study and cultivate research ethics aspractical wisdom.

Mind Sciences Research Method IV (Thesis Writing)

2単位

Research first becomes significant when

インターンシップ
Internship

心の科学研究法Ⅳ（論文作成）

2単位

intentions, methodologies, and results are shown,interpretations of the results have been deeply

With the goal of connecting the specialized

discussed, and it has all been recorded as anknowledge and skills they have gained thus far

original research paper with novelty and validity

in their learning with the knowledge and skills

that anyone would recognize. While writing

required by society, students will aim to carry out

a research paper on the sciences of the mind

work experience related to their ﬁelds of specialty

wherein readers will understand one's intent andor to their future careers at places of employment

acknowledge its novelty is not an easy task, itsuch as corporations or research institutions.

is the standard technique to have one's research

Through internships, students further increase

recognized. In this course, faculty advisors

their specialized knowledge, and at the same time

individually guide students on these methods.

become able to design accurate learning goals forStudents must have obtained credit for the "Mindacquiring wide-ranging and related specialized

Sciences Research Methods I (Research Survey),"knowledge, by understanding relations and gaps in"Mind Sciences Research Methods II (Research

their own research topics.

Planning)," and "Mind Sciences Research Methods
III (Data Analysis)" courses in order to take this

心の科学研究法Ⅲ（データ解析）
Mind Sciences Research Method III (Data Analysis) 2単位
In addition to targeted phenomena, errors are
introduced in data obtained through surveys andexperiments as a result of a variety of factors. The
research process requires researchers to eliminate
these factors one-by-one, and grasp the true
characteristics that show the sought phenomena.
This course discusses models for experimental
data and analysis methods used in the sciences ofthe mind, and guides students in how to think about
constructing theories and models for phenomenain the sciences of the mind through discussion on
surveys and experiment data with faculty advisors.
Students must have obtained credit for the "MindSciences Research Methods I (Research Survey)"
and "Mind Sciences Research Methods II (Research

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