PHIL/PSYC 2120 - Introduction to Cognitive Science
Typical Schedule of Topics
Date | Topic |
Week 1 | What is Cognitive Science? |
Week 2 | Philosophy: The Mind-Body Problem |
Week 3 | Psychology: Perception and Attention |
Week 4 | Psychology: Memory and Concepts |
Week 5 |
Quiz 1 |
Week 6 | AI: Reasoning and Problem Solving |
Week 7 | AI: Decision Making |
Week 8 | The Brain: Basic Anatomy |
Week 9 | The Brain: Perception and Memory |
Week 10 | Quiz 2 |
Part III - Ecology, Culture, and Language
Week 11 | Language and Cognition |
Week 12 | Evolution and Cognition |
Week 13 | Animal Cognition |
Week 14 | Cognitive Engineering |
Week 15 | Course Wrap-Up |