I am a researcher in philosophy of mind and cognitive science at the Philosophisches Seminar, University of Tübingen, within the Philosophy of Neuroscience (PONS) Research Group.

My research brings together perception, social cognition, and metacognition. For this, I combine philosophical methods with empirical work, conducting experiments and collaborating with cognitive neuroscientists.

Currently, I study the sense of reality in perception, and how it may be influenced by others. Besides this project, I have interests across topics in philosophy of perception, mindreading and joint attention, computational approaches in cognitive science, and the science of consciousness.

I obtained my PhD from the Faculty of Philosophy and the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, and held postdoctoral positions at the Institut Jean Nicod and the Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Computationnelles (LNC2), both at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

I hold a BA (joint first honours) in Philosophy and Art from the University of Dundee, an MA in Communication from the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, and a Research MA (cum laude) in Philosophy from Radboud University Nijmegen, with specialization in Philosophy of Mind and Language. I also completed MSc courses in Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (at Radboud and Donders) and Neuroscience (at GSN LMU). I have previously been active as an independent artist, having exhibited my artistic work internationally.

Apart from philosophy and brain sciences, I’m passionate about hiking, rock climbing, swimming, running, abstract art, and have a soft spot for all things avant-garde.

Contact: lucas.battich [at] gmail.com

Universität Tübingen
Philosophisches Seminar
Bursagasse 1
72070 Tübingen, Germany