Introduction to Cognitive Science

Course Summary

Last Update: 11 December 2007

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  1. 7±2 Key Dates in Cognitive Science

  2. What is cognitive science?


  3. What is the mind?


  4. Theory of Mind, Folk Psychology, & Modularity


  5. Reasoning


  6. Rules and Connections


  7. Concepts and Categories


  8. Memory


  9. Vision & Mental Imagery


  10. Cognitive neuroscience


  11. Emotion


  12. Consciousness


  13. Situated/embodied/embedded/extended/external cognition


  14. Interdisciplinary cognitive science projects (at UB):


  15. Turing Test & Chinese-Room Argument


  16. Other topics:





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