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A recent advance in brain measurement and analysis techniques has enabled to read human brain information non-invasively, to uncover brain functions, and to link a brain and a machine/computer. In this class, we will study neural mechanisms of information transmission by action potentials and brain measurement techniques (physical principles, advantages and disadvantages, analysis algorithms) such as EEG, MEG, and MRI. Furthermore, we will focus on recent technologies such as brain machine/computer interfaces and brain decoding.

This course provides an introduction to learn how to prevent or mitigate natural disasters, especially those related to a large earthquake.
You will briefly learn the mechanism of hazards (earthquakes and tsunamis), and the disasters caused by those natural phenomena.
You will also see the limitations of disaster sciences or hardware preparedness such as sea walls, and so the importance of education and communication.
The goal of this course is to let you encourage your loved ones to prepare for earthquakes. We also explore a possibility to apply it to SFC international students.
By the end of this course, you will properly present and explain what to do for disaster prevention, and let the fear and anxiety go away. You will also be able to give an advice to your friends on how to live and behave in earthquake prone country.

This course examines the communication issues of Japanese society toward accepting lingustic and cultural diversities. In particular, it is focused on the phenomena of the difference in culture, language, beliefs and customs that produce unequal power relations. Students are required to explore the aspects of culture and communication from critical perspectives to solve problems that arise from people of different linguistic and cultural backgrounds living together. Through the course, students will be expected to gain a critical perspective regarding culture and communication.