Introduction to Cognitive Science

CS 6795

Cognitive science lies at the intersection of computer science (especially artificial intelligence), psychology, biology (especially neurobiology), education, linguistics, anthropology, and philosophy.  This course presents multidisciplinary perspectives on cognitive science and interdisciplinary approaches to issues in cognition, including memory, language, problem solving, learning, perception, and action.

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The main learning goal of the course is an introduction to the basic concepts, hypotheses, models, methods, issues and debates in cognitive science. Specific objectives include: (1) Introduction to the main information processing

paradigms in cognitive science as well as the main critiques of the paradigms, (2) Introduction to the central questions, topics, themes and perspectives that drive the study of cognitive science, including their historical development as well as the state of the art, (3) Understanding the variety of methodologies used to explore cognitive science, including the capabilities and limitations of different research methods, and (4) Learning about the relationship between cognitive science and computing, including human-centered computing, design, and educational technology