Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
411
Title (text only)
Introduction To Cognitive Science
Term
2021C
Subject area
LING
Section number only
411
Section ID
LING105411
Course number integer
105
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
F 05:15 PM-06:15 PM
Meeting location
WILL 316
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Victor Gomes
Description
How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.
Course number only
105
Cross listings
CIS140411, PHIL044411, COGS001411, PSYC207411
Fulfills
Formal Reasoning Course
Use local description
No