Program overview
“Mind and Brain” is an interdisciplinary cognitive neuroscience program that addresses the intersection between cognitive and clinical neuroscience, cognition research, psychology, computer science and philosophy. Our primary focus is on research questions that benefit considerably from comparing the viewpoints and approaches of different theoretical and empirical fields.
The Brain Track (M.Sc.) is targeted towards students with an empirical background in neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science or medicine who are interested in complementing their empirical work with more theoretical and philosophical approaches in order to provide a more enriched understanding of the human mind.
New in 2026: The Mind Track (M.A.) for students with a theoretical or philosophical background will be discontinued and will not admit new students from 2026. Current students enrolled in the Mind Track will be able to complete their studies as planned.
This interdisciplinary training will provide students with deeper insights into several important topics that lie at the heart of cognitive neuroscience: This includes the body-mind-problem, consciousness, emotions, decision making, intelligence and free will.
As a research-oriented master’s program “Mind and Brain” prepares students both for a career in research / academia and in application fields such as data science. Please note that the Brain Track is not a classical psychology program. Clinical neuroscience is only a small part of the curriculum and the program does not prepare students who aim to work in psychotherapy.
