COGST 1101 - Introduction to Cognitive Science

(crosslisted) CS 1710, LING 1170, PHIL 1910, PSYCH 1102
(KCM-AS)

Spring. 3-4 credits, variable.

4-credit option involves writing section instead of exams.

K. Swallow.

Surveys the study of how the mind/brain works. Examines how intelligent information processing can arise from biological and artificial systems. Draws primarily from five disciplines that make major contributions to cognitive science: philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, and computer science. The first part of the course introduces the roles played by these disciplines in cognitive science. The second part focuses on how each of these disciplines contributes to the study of five topics in cognitive science: language, vision, learning and memory, action, and artificial intelligence.