LGCS011 PO - Introduction to Cognitive Science

When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): L. Abrams; L. Johnson; M. Zirnstein
Credit: 1

Historical and contemporary views of the mind, from the perspectives of philosophy, linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience and computer science. Some of the questions addressed in this course are: How does the mind organize sensory experience? What is consciousness and how is it involved in cognition? How does the mind represent and make use of language? What is the relation between emotion and cognition? These and other topics are considered within the framework of cognitive models and the neural basis of cognition.

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 2