The Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS) (Persian: موسسه آموزش عالی علوم‌ شناختی, Moasesse-ye Amouzesh-e Aali-e Oloum-e Shenakhti) is a non-governmental, non-profit advanced research institution in Pardis, Tehran, Iran, committed to promoting research and educational efforts that bring together the various disciplines that contribute to cognitive sciences and its related technologies.

The institute was initially established as a study group by the same name in 1997 at Shahid Beheshti University, and later accredited by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in 2003 to accept graduate students.

The ICSS founded by a board of trustees consisting of prominent Iranian psychologists led by Prof. Kamal Kharazi.

[citation needed] The institute also adheres to the principle that research findings should be shared with other scientific communities through their publication in respectable peer-reviewed journals and books.

[citation needed] The institute has these main laboratories: And two affiliated centres:[4] ICSS has a library devoted to publishing materials related to Cognitive Sciences.