Cognitive Science & Psychology: Mind, Brain and Behaviour
30846
This course exposes students to the central disciplines that form traditional cognitive science (philosophy, psychology, linguistics, computer science, mathematics, anthropology) and will show how the concepts and paradigms of these disciplines bring complementary visions of mind, brain and behaviour.
Objectives
- Learn about theories, methods and discoveries in cognitive science, the historical context and the philosophical roots that allowed the rising of this multidisciplinary field of studies.
- To help students develop general scientific thinking and study skills that will be an important requirement for all the master courses.
- To help students understand cognitive science application to real world artifacts.
- To help students to develop a critical approach to scientific research and literature.
Details
Institution: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Program: Master in Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media
Professor: Paul Verschure
Teaching Assistant: Giovanni Maffei
Semester: Fall 2018
Syllabus: Link