Osamu Toyoshima This page introduces students' life and their messages in the Ph.D. Program in Humanics, University of Tsukuba.

You can enjoy your study in Humanics.

After completing my Master's course in Medical Science, I was looking for an environment where I could concentrate on my research, and decided to enter Humanics.

In my master's program, I recorded single unit neural activities, and estimated their roles to investigate the decision-making process. At the same time, however, I realized that it is not enough to understand, but it is necessary to organize it as a whole system (i.e., mathematical model). I am now studying unconscious processing, which accounts for the majority of decision-making process, and I want to clarify the mechanism of decision making from both experimental and theoretical perspectives.

At the beginning of this program, I was worried about whether I could keep up with the classes on informatics, but it turned out to be surprisingly fun when I considered the relationship between the classes and my own research. Discussions with my sub mentor (Dr. Izawa) and the QE reviewers are also very exciting because I can get opinions that I cannot easily get from discussions in the same lab. I believe that interacting with different fields will help me think about my own research from a different angle and lead to new ideas. In addition, because of the excellent financial support, I am less worried about the financial aspect, and I feel that I can concentrate on my research more than before.

I think the Humanics is one of the best programs for students who have a clear idea and want to focus on their research.