Lecture 1: Introduction to Cognitive Science | COGSCI 1 | UC Berkeley

Introduction to Cognitive Science (COGSCI 1B)
Lecture 1: Introduction to Cognitive Science

Introduction (0:00)
What is cognitive science? (3:38)
How do we learn language? (9:58)
The structure of language (21:53)
Cognitive modules and the structure of thought (45:57)
Evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and dynamical systems (53:27)
Levels of analysis in cognitive science (55:26)
Conclusion (1:10:00)

References

Kenrick, D. T. (2001). Evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and dynamical systems. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 10, 13-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.00104

Marr, D. (1982). The philosophy and the approach (pp. 8-38). Vision: A Computational Investigation into the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Information. Cambridge: MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9780...

Thagard, P. (1996). Cognitive science. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/co...

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