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COGST 1105
Introduction to Linguistics

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 1101

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6257 COGST 1105   LEC 001

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  •  6258 COGST 1105   DIS 201

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  •  6259 COGST 1105   DIS 202

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  •  6260 COGST 1105   DIS 203

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    • W Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  6261 COGST 1105   DIS 204

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    • W Uris Hall 204
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  6262 COGST 1105   DIS 205

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    • W Uris Hall G22
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  6263 COGST 1105   DIS 206

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  •  6264 COGST 1105   DIS 207

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    • W Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  6265 COGST 1105   DIS 208

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COGST 1212
Music on the Brain

This course is for anyone who listens to music or plays music and wonders what's happening in your brain that makes you feel the way you do. Starting with the music each of you knows and loves—the soundtrack ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 1212

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5917 COGST 1212   LEC 001

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    • MW Lincoln Hall B20
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Hoy, R

      Lewandowski, A

COGST 2090
Developmental Psychology

One of four introductory courses in cognition and perception. A comprehensive introduction to current thinking and research in developmental psychology that approaches topics from both psychobiological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  7630 COGST 2090   LEC 001

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COGST 2150
Psychology of Language

Provides an introduction to the psychology of language. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific study of psycholinguistic phenomena. Covers a broad range of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 2215, PSYCH 2150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6169 COGST 2150   LEC 001

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COGST 2310
Introduction to Deductive Logic

Covers sentential languages, the truth-functional connectives, and their logic; first-order languages, the quantifiers "every" and "some," and their logic. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2310

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6024 COGST 2310   LEC 001

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  •  6027 COGST 2310   DIS 201

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  • 18835 COGST 2310   DIS 202

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COGST 2350
How the Brain Makes the Mind

There is no getting away from the brain. Everything a person does, creates, thinks, feels, believes, and experiences (including making sense of course descriptions!) depends on it. But, how? How could ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 2310, PSYCH 2300

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20202 COGST 2350   LEC 001

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COGST 3140
Computational Psychology

This course states and motivates the observation that cognition is fundamentally a computational process and explores the implications of this idea. Students are introduced to a variety of conceptual tools ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  6164 COGST 3140   LEC 001

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    • TR Uris Hall 202
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Edelman, S

COGST 3302
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

This course is an introduction to both phonetics (the study of the physical properties of the sounds of human language) and phonology (the organization and patterning of those sounds). The first part of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 3302

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6492 COGST 3302   LEC 001

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  •  6493 COGST 3302   DIS 201

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  •  6494 COGST 3302   DIS 202

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COGST 3310
Deductive Logic

A mathematical study of the formal languages of standard first-order propositional and predicate logic, including their syntax, semantics, and deductive systems. The basic apparatus of model theory will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MATH 3810, PHIL 3310, PHIL 6310

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16600 COGST 3310   LEC 001

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  • 16601 COGST 3310   DIS 201

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COGST 4230
Navigation, Memory, and Context: What Does the Hippocampus Do?

Although the hippocampus has been the subject of intense scrutiny for nearly 50 years, there remains considerable disagreement about functional contributions the hippocampus makes to learning and memory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 4230, PSYCH 6230

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17084 COGST 4230   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Smith, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 4240
Computational Linguistics I

Computational models of natural languages. Topics are drawn from: tree syntax and context free grammar, finite state generative morpho-phonology, feature structure grammars, logical semantics, tabular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: CS 4744, LING 4424, LING 6424

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5408 COGST 4240   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisites: LING 1101 or equivalent background in linguistics and CS 2110 or equivalent preparation in computer science.

  • 19513 COGST 4240   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • van Schijndel, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

COGST 4310
Topics in Cognitive Science

A seminar series examining current and classical ideas in human sciences and the humanities.  Themes vary from semester to semester. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIONB 4330, PSYCH 4320

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: The Consciousness Revolutions

  •  6165 COGST 4310   SEM 101

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    • M Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Edelman, S

COGST 4350
Mind, Self, and Emotion

Offered to students who are currently conducting research or planning to do research in the near future on one of the three topics-memory, self, or emotion. The course examines current data and theories ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 4310

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18550 COGST 4350   SEM 101

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COGST 4510
Topics in the Philosophy of Aesthetics

An investigation of central topics in the philosophy of art, with an emphasis on issues about the mind. Readings will be drawn from philosophy and psychology.  view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 6510, PHIL 4510, PHIL 6510

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Art and the Mind

  •  7586 COGST 4510   SEM 101

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    • W Morrill Hall 102
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Silins, N

COGST 4700
Undergraduate Research in Cognitive Science

Experience in planning, conducting, and reporting independent laboratory, field, and/or library research in an interdisciplinary area relevant to Cognitive Science. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4159 COGST 4700   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Ophir, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4160 COGST 4700   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Field, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Please submit Independent Study form signed by your advisor/supervisor and stamped by Cognitive Science. If your professor is not listed, he or she will be added after you submit your form.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5447 COGST 4700   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Christiansen, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5464 COGST 4700   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Edelman, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5481 COGST 4700   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Hale, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5488 COGST 4700   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Swallow, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5489 COGST 4700   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Cleland, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5514 COGST 4700   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Schrader, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5697 COGST 4700   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Hoy, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5797 COGST 4700   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Zayas, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5798 COGST 4700   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Nichols, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5806 COGST 4700   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Russo, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5807 COGST 4700   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Linster, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6052 COGST 4700   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Goldstein, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6054 COGST 4700   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wang, Q

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6060 COGST 4700   IND 616

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Anderson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6913 COGST 4700   IND 617

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Devoogd, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7702 COGST 4700   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Reyna, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7742 COGST 4700   IND 619

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20909 COGST 4700   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Niemi, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 4710
Cognitive Science Research Workshop

Provides a research workshop in which undergraduate students who are engaged in research in a particular area relevant to cognitive science can meet across disciplines to learn and practice the essentials ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4157 COGST 4710   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Russo, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4158 COGST 4710   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 4720
Current Research in Emotion, Cognition, and Brain

The course will cover advanced topics in research on the emotions from central neural and peripheral physiological perspectives, with an emphasis with how emotions shape different aspects of cognition ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 4720, HD 6720

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6629 COGST 4720   LAB 401

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    • W Malott Hall 406
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Anderson, A

COGST 6101
Cognitive Science Proseminar

This course surveys the study of how the mind/brain works, drawing primarily from six disciplines: philosophy, psychology, developmental science, neuroscience, linguistics, and computer science. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  5990 COGST 6101   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 303
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Christiansen, M

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 6140
Computational Psychology

This course states and motivates the observation that cognition is fundamentally a computational process and explores the implications of this idea. Students are introduced to a variety of conceptual tools ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17083 COGST 6140   LEC 001

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    • TR Uris Hall 202
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Edelman, S

COGST 6510
Topics in the Philosophy of Aesthetics

An investigation of central topics in the philosophy of art, with an emphasis on issues about the mind. Readings will be drawn from philosophy and psychology. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4510, PHIL 4510, PHIL 6510

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Art and the Mind

  •  7587 COGST 6510   SEM 101

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    • W Morrill Hall 102
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Silins, N

COGST 6620
Topics in Philosophy of Mind

Advanced discussion of a topic in Philosophy of Mind. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 6620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Self-Awareness, Self-Knowledge, and the Self

  • 17186 COGST 6620   SEM 101

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    • R Olin Library 303
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Silins, N

COGST 7090
Developmental Psychology

One of four introductory courses in cognition and perception. A comprehensive introduction to current thinking and research in developmental psychology that approaches problems from both psychobiological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  6073 COGST 7090   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)