Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive science is a multidisciplinary field investigating cognition or thought. Cognitive scientists examine the structures and processes that underlie a creature’s ability to think and reason. They also explore such closely related cognitive phenomena as perception, recognition, memory, communication, and consciousness. They do so through an integration of perspectives and methodologies from a variety of disciplines, from anthropology and biology to linguistics and music theory. The goal of the minor is to provide students with an opportunity to engage with the questions, methods, and results of cognitive science.
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Patty deWinstanley
Professor of Psychology
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Todd Ganson
Professor of Philosophy
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Leslie Kwakye ’06
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Cognitive Sciences News
Flexing the Reporting Muscles: Jenna Gyimesi ’19
March 23, 2020
EEG and the Cognitive Sciences
February 20, 2019
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