Institute for Cognitive Science Studies

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Institute for Cognitive Science Studies
پژوهشکده علوم شناختی

Established: 1998
Type: Public
President: Hamid Reza Naghavi
Location: Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Website: www.iricss.org

The Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS) (persian: پژوهشکده علوم شناختی) is a non-governmental institution in Tehran, Iran, committed to providing a research and educational environment that brings together the various disciplines that contribute to cognitive sciences. By carrying out research in various fields of cognitive science and organizing international and domestic seminars and workshops, the ICSS aims at promoting and facilitating scientific activities related to this expanding field of science. The institute also offers Ph.D. and Master's degrees in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Currently, Dr Hamid Reza Naghavi, a psychiatrist and associate professor of psychiatry in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, is the director of the institute.