Students in the Department of Cognitive Science are provided theoretically oriented research and training opportunities as they approach the study of the mind and brain from multiple perspectives.
Training cognitive scientists who can meld disciplines into a genuinely integrated science of the mind and brain.
Graduate training is highly interdisciplinary and strongly theoretically oriented.
Cognitive science majors study the mind and brain from multiple perspectives.
Marketplace's Stephanie Hughes met with Prof. Leyla Isik to discuss a study on AI's ability to read social cues. Researchers tested AI models ability to interpret human interactions in short videos. Dr. Isik shares the findings and their implications for AI development.
Each year, cognitive science faculty members nominate a graduating cognitive science major with the strongest combination of academic excellence, sustained and outstanding involvement in research, significant contribution to the undergraduate […]
Dr. Emalie McMahon, a recent graduate of our PhD program, received the prestigious Glushko Dissertation Prize from the Cognitive Science Society. This esteemed prize recognizes young researchers who have made significant contributions […]