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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.050.102 (01)
Language and Mind
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Yarmolinskaya, Julia S
Mergenthaler 111
COGS-LING, COGS-COGPSY
Language and Mind AS.050.102 (01)
Introductory course dealing with theory, methods, and current research topics in the study of language as a component of the mind. What it is to "know" a language: components of linguistic knowledge (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) and the course of language acquisition. How linguistic knowledge is put to use: language and the brain and linguistic processing in various domains.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Yarmolinskaya, Julia S
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 57/125
PosTag(s): COGS-LING, COGS-COGPSY
AS.050.105 (01)
Introduction to Cognitive Neuropsychology
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
McCloskey, Michael E
Mergenthaler 111
COGS-COGPSY, COGS-NEURO
Introduction to Cognitive Neuropsychology AS.050.105 (01)
When the brain is damaged or fails to develop normally, even the most basic cognitive abilities (such as the ability to understand words, or perceive objects) may be disrupted, often in remarkable ways. This course explores a wide range of cognitive deficits, focusing on what these deficits can tell us about how the normal brain works. Topics include brain anatomy and causes of brain damage, reading and spelling deficits, unilateral spatial neglect, hemispheric disconnection, cortical plasticity, and visual perception of location and orientation. Students read primary sources: journal articles that report deficits and discuss their implications.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: McCloskey, Michael E
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 50/125
PosTag(s): COGS-COGPSY, COGS-NEURO
AS.050.236 (01)
Neurolinguistics
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Yarmolinskaya, Julia S
Krieger 111
BEHB-BIOBEH, COGS-COGPSY, COGS-NEURO
Neurolinguistics AS.050.236 (01)
This course provides an introductory survey of the cognitive neuroscience of language – a multidisciplinary field in the intersection of Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Neuroscience. We will explore current research on the neural bases of the perception, production, and acquisition or human language in neuro-typical and impaired individuals.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Yarmolinskaya, Julia S
Room: Krieger 111
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/19
PosTag(s): BEHB-BIOBEH, COGS-COGPSY, COGS-NEURO
AS.050.244 (01)
Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Li, Donald
Krieger 108
COGS-NEURO
Cognitive Neuroscience Lab AS.050.244 (01)
This course aims to provide a deeper understanding of cognitive neuroscience methods and theory through a series of labs and active learning activities. Example labs include building psychophysical experiments, exploring the brain using MRI images and developing artificial neural networks. Emphasis will be placed on developing a scientific mindset in approaching problems. This course is a hands-on supplement for AS.050.203 Neuroscience: Cognitive. It is required that students have background in AS.050.203.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Li, Donald
Room: Krieger 108
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 23/24
PosTag(s): COGS-NEURO
AS.050.312 (01)
Cognitive Neuroimaging Methods in High-Level Vision
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Li, Donald
Krieger 111
COGS-NEURO, COGS-COGPSY, NEUR-CG
Cognitive Neuroimaging Methods in High-Level Vision AS.050.312 (01)
This course is an advanced seminar and research practicum course. It will provide the opportunity to learn about fMRI methods used in the field of vision science and for students to have hands-on experience to develop, design and analyze a research study on topics in the cognitive neuroscience field of high-level vision. In the first part of the course students will read recent fMRI journal papers and learn about common fMRI designs and analysis methods; in the second part of the course students will conduct a research study to address a research question developed from readings. Students are expected to write a paper in a short journal article format at the end of the course and to present their results in front of the class. Research topics will vary but with special focus on topics in high-level visual processing.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Li, Donald
Room: Krieger 111
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/22
PosTag(s): COGS-NEURO, COGS-COGPSY, NEUR-CG
AS.050.317 (01)
Semantics I
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Rawlins, Kyle
Krieger 111
COGS-LING
Semantics I AS.050.317 (01)
This is an introduction to the study of meaning in natural language. We address the conceptual and empirical issues in semantic theory and introduce some formal machinery that has been developed to deal with such problems. After discussing foundational questions, we turn to formal semantics and pragmatics, as well as their interfaces with syntax and the lexicon. Specific topics include presupposition, type-driven composition, quantification, lexical aspect, argument structure, and lexical representations of meaning.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Rawlins, Kyle
Room: Krieger 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/25
PosTag(s): COGS-LING
AS.050.348 (01)
First Language Acquisition
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Yarmolinskaya, Julia S
Krieger 111
COGS-LING, COGS-COGPSY
First Language Acquisition AS.050.348 (01)
This course provides an introduction to the fields of first and bilingual language acquisition by looking at questions such as the following: Can the grammar of a native language be learned solely on the basis of noticing statistical correlations among words? How does native language acquisition explain — or is explained by — the universal properties, shared by all languages, of words and grammars? How does being exposed to multiple languages from birth affect language acquisition and what happens when a child is not exposed to any language early in life? This is the first part of a two-part course sequence on first and second language acquisition.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Yarmolinskaya, Julia S
Room: Krieger 111
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/19
PosTag(s): COGS-LING, COGS-COGPSY
AS.050.358 (01)
Language & Thought
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Landau, Barbara
Krieger 134A
BEHB-BIOBEH, COGS-COGPSY, COGS-LING
Language & Thought AS.050.358 (01)
Have you ever wondered about the relationships between language and thought? Philosophers, linguists, psychologists, evolutionary theorists and cognitive scientists have too and this course will survey the current thinking on this matter. Classical papers such as those by Whorf and Sapir, more recent philosophical papers by people such as Fodor and Dennett, and recent empirical work by linguists and psycholingists on the relationship between language and thinking in development and in adults will be covered. Discussions will focus on the theoretically possible relationships between language and thought and the empirical data that speak to these. Juniors and seniors only. Freshmen and sophomores by permission of instructor only.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Landau, Barbara
Room: Krieger 134A
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): BEHB-BIOBEH, COGS-COGPSY, COGS-LING
AS.050.371 (01)
Bayesian Inference
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Wilson, Colin
Krieger 111
COGS-COMPCG, NEUR-CG, NEUR-CP
Bayesian Inference AS.050.371 (01)
This course introduces techniques for computational modeling of aspects of human cognition, including perception, categorization, and induction. Possible topics include maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference, structured statistical models (including hierarchical and graphical models), nonparametric models. The course emphasizes the close connections among data analysis, theory development, and modeling, with examples drawn from language and vision. Also offered as AS.050.671.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Wilson, Colin
Room: Krieger 111
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/25
PosTag(s): COGS-COMPCG, NEUR-CG, NEUR-CP
AS.050.375 (01)
Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Yuille, Alan L
Krieger 170
COGS-COMPCG, NEUR-CG, NEUR-ST, NEUR-CP, CSCI-APPL
Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex AS.050.375 (01)
The course gives an introduction to computational models of the mammalian visual cortex. It covers topics in low-, mid-, and high-level vision. It briefly discusses the relevant evidence from anatomy, electrophysiology, imaging (e.g., fMRI), and psychophysics. It concentrates on mathematical modeling of these phenomena taking into account recent progress in probabilistic models of computer vision and developments in machine learning, such as deep networks. Also offered as EN.601.485.
Required Background: Calculus I and experience in a programming language (Python preferred).
Humans are a fundamentally social species with amazing capabilities beyond that of any other biological or artificial system. Yet the cognitive and neural computations underlying our vast social abilities are largely unknown. Advances in machine learning and naturalistic neuroscience paradigms are revolutionizing the way cognitive scientists study social cognition. This course will explore new research in computational social cognition, drawing from topics in development, artificial intelligence, and cognitive neuroscience. Our goal is to understand the motivation, methodology and implications of recent research. The class will be heavily focused on social vision, but will also explore other aspects of social cognition including theory of mind and moral reasoning. This is a discussion-based class that will consist primarily of reading and discussing primary research articles, as well as student-led presentations. While there will not be any hands-on computational exercises, a background in both cognitive neuroscience and computational methods are important to understanding the readings and other course material.
This is a seminar surveying computational approaches to understanding mental and neural processes, including sensory and conceptual representation, categorization, learning and memory. The course will also develop familiarity with computational tools such as numerical simulation, linear transformation and data visualization.
Enrollment limited to Juniors and Seniors. Recommended Course Background: AS.110.106 / Calculus I OR AS.110.108 Calculus I, AS.050.101 / Cognition OR AS.200.211 / Sensation & Perception OR AS.080.105 / Introduction to Neuroscience OR other introductory coursework in cognitive & neural sciences. Some basic experience with computer programming (any language) is recommended, although not required.
