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Cognitive Science Overview

Week One: Background & History Principles

Week Two: Research Methods Current Research

Theoretical Approaches

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Narrated and produced by Adrian Falticeni

“…The scientific study of the mind…”“…Intelligence…”

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Scientific Method Objective , Simulation Models

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Scientific Method Objective , Simulation Models

Approaches to Study Symbolic (Computer) Connectionist (Neural) Dynamic (Interrelated)

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Scientific Method Objective , Simulation Models

Approaches to Study Symbolic(Computer) Connectionist (Neural) Dynamic (Interrelated)

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Scientific Method Objective , Simulation Models

Approaches to Study Symbolic (Computer) Connectionist (Neural) Dynamic (Interrelated)

Multiple Levels Computational (Software) Algorithmic (Functional) Implementational (Physical)

“Consciousness…”

“…Animal Cognition…”

“…Emotion…”“…Social and Cultural factors.”

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Scientific Method Objective , Simulation Models

Approaches to Study Symbolic (Computer) Connectionist (Neural) Dynamic (Interrelated)

Multiple Levels Computational (Software) Algorithmic (Functional) Implementational (Physical)

Topics of Less Concern Consciousness, Animal Cognition, Emotion, Cultural & Social Factors

“Long & Short term…”“...Facts vs. Procedural.”

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computer Science, Robotics, Anthropology, and Biology.

Scientific Method Objective , Simulation Models

Approaches to Study Symbolic (Computer) Connectionist (Neural) Dynamic (Interrelated)

Multiple Levels Computational (Software) Algorithmic (Functional) Implementational (Physical)

Topics of Less Concern Consciousness, Animal Cognition, Emotion, Cultural & Social Factors

Topics of Interest AI, Attention, Languages, Learning, Memory, Perceptions “Thank you for listening.” - Adrian

References

Friedenberg, J., Silverman, G. (2005). Cognitive science: an introduction to the study of the mind. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage. Thagard, P. (2nd. 2005). Mind: introduction to cognitive science. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Cognitive Science. (2009). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science

And a special thanks to David Attenborough, for no particular reason at all.