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COGS 1 |
Introduction to Cognitive Sci
TR 09:30-10:50 in PETER 110
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Description: A team taught course highlighting development of the field and the broad range of topics covered in the major. Example topics include addiction, analogy, animal cognition, human-computer interaction, language, neuroimaging, neural networks, reasoning, robots, and real-world applications.
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COGS 3 |
An Introduction to Computing
MWF 10:00-10:50 in CENTR 115
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Description: A practical introduction to computers. Designed for undergraduates in the social sciences. Topics include: basic operations of personal computers (MAC, PC), UNIX, word processing, e-mail, spreadsheets, and creating web pages using the World Wide Web. No previous background in computing required.
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COGS 11 |
Minds & Brains
MWF 11:00-11:50 in CENTR 115
(website)
Description: How damaged and normal brains influence the way humans solve problems, remember or forget, pay attention to things; how they affect our emotions, and the way we use language in daily life.
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COGS 14 |
Design & Analysis of Expermnts
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COGS 17 |
Neurobiology of Cognition
TR 15:30-16:50 in SOLIS 104
Description: Introduction to the organization and functions of the nervous system. Topics include molecular, cellular, developmental, systems, and behavioral neurobiology. Specifically, structure and function of neurons, peripheral and central nervous systems, sensory, motor, and control systems, learning and memory mechanisms. (Students may not receive credit for both Biology 12 and Cognitive Science 17. This course fulfills general-education requirements for Marshall and Roosevelt Colleges as well as Warren by petition.)
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COGS 87 |
Freshman Seminar: Gesture&NonverbalCommunication
W 11:00-11:50 in CSB 180
Description: The Freshman Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to fifteen to twenty students, with preference given to entering freshmen.
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COGS 87 |
Freshman Seminar: Minds Making Religion
R 14:00-14:50 in CSB 180
Description: The Freshman Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to fifteen to twenty students, with preference given to entering freshmen.
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COGS 87 |
Freshman Seminar: How Humans Read Other Minds
M 09:00-09:50 in CSB 180
Description: The Freshman Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to fifteen to twenty students, with preference given to entering freshmen.
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COGS 91 |
SCANS Presents
W 15:00-15:50 in CSB 003
(website)
Description: The department faculty and the Students for Cognitive and Neurosciences (SCANS) offer this seminar exploring issues in cognitive science. It includes informal faculty research presentations, investigations of topics not covered in the curriculum, and discussions on graduate school and careers. (May be repeated when topics vary.)
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COGS 92 |
Resiliency/Face of Adversity
M 13:00-13:50 in CSB 003
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Schul, Rina S.F.
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COGS 92 |
Resiliency/Face of Adversity
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COGS 101A |
Sensation and Perception
TR 12:30-13:50 in PETER 110
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Description: An introduction to the experimental study of cognition with a focus on sensation and perception. Prerequisites: Cognitive Science 1.
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COGS 102A |
Distributed Cognition
TR 14:00-15:20 in CENTR 101
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Description: Cognitive processes extend beyond the boundaries of the person to include the environment, artifacts, social interactions, and culture. Major themes include the philosophy and history of cognitive science, the role of artifacts in human cognition, and theories of socially-distributed, embodied, and extended cognition. Prerequisites: Cognitive Science 1 and Cognitive Science 14.
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COGS 107A |
Neuroanatomy and Physiology
TR 15:30-16:50 in CENTR 101
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COGS 109 |
Modeling & Data Analysis
TR 11:00-12:20 in CSB 002
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Description: Exposure to the basic computational methods useful throughout cognitive science. Computing basic statistics, modeling learning individuals, evolving populations, communicating agents, and corpus-based linguistics will be considered. Prerequisites: Cognitive Science 18 or equivalent programming course or consent of instructor.
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COGS 110 |
The Developing Mind
TR 12:30-13:50 in CENTR 115
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COGS 119 |
Programming/Experimental Res.
TR 14:00-15:20 in CSB 115
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Description:
Students, researchers, and professors often say they wished they had the opportunity to take courses that helped them to acquire the actual skills needed for research. I decided to develop a class to serve this purpose: This is a new course aimed at upper division undergraduate and graduate students in the behavioral sciences (cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and related fields). The goal is to help students learn how to use Matlab and the Psychophysics Toolbox (PsychToolbox).
Matlab is a programming platform used widely in a variety settings both in academia and industry. PsychToolbox is a free set of programs that makes it easier to develop experiments using Matlab.
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COGS 120 |
Human Computer Interaction
TR 09:30-10:50 in PCYNH 122
Description: This course is an introduction to the field of human computer interaction (HCI). It provides an overview of HCI from the perspective of cognitive science. Recommended: Cognitive Science 10 and an introductory programming course.
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COGS 160 |
Seminar on Special Topics: Brain and Behavior
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Description: Special topics in cognitive science are discussed. (May be repeated when topics vary.) Prerequisites: department approval.
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COGS 160 |
Seminar on Special Topics: Intro to Research Methods
TR 09:30-10:50 in CSB 002
Description: The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to the scientific method and to analyze how it is used in the behavioral sciences, and in cognitive science in particular. Special emphasis will be put on conceptual comprehension and critical thinking. (The study of statistical analysis proper is covered in COGS 14B).
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COGS 171 |
Mirror Neuron System
TR 11:00-12:20 in WLH 2204
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