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    Chapter 0: Introduction

    1
    Overview
    1. Cognitive science: An interdisciplinary endeavor
    2. Levels of explanation: The contrast between psychology and
    neuroscience
    3. The challenge of cognitive science

    2
    1. Cognitive science: An
    interdisciplinary endeavor
    • Cognitive Science: the
    scientific study of the mind
    and mental phenomena. Sloan foundation’s 1978 report
    • Interdisciplinary nature of
    cognitive science:
    –Linguistics: abstract structure of
    language (linguistic competence)
    –Psychology: mechanisms underlying
    mental phenomena/behavior.
    –Neuroscience: how the brain works
    –Computer science: models simulating
    human cognitive abilities
    –Anthropology: social and cultural
    dimension of cognition
    –Philosophy: abstract models of how
    the mind is realized by the brain
    –… some others nowadays.
    3
    What is cognitive science now?
    • Cognitive Science: the scientific study of the mind
    and mental phenomena.

    Current logo of the


    cognitive science society

    Logo of the Cognitive 4


    2. Levels of explanation: The contrast
    between psychology and neuroscience
    • How is psychology organized?
    – A continuity of methodology
    across different subfields.
    – Different subfields operate at the
    same level - cognitive
    performance and behavior at the
    level of the whole organism.

    – Subfields are different types of


    cognitive/emotional capacities.

    5
    Computational
    models

    How is neuroscience
    Single cell
    organized? recording
    -It follows the different levels
    of organization in the brain neuroimaging
    and central nervous system.
    -Activity at one level of
    organization is the result of
    activity at lower levels of
    organization.
    -Different levels have
    tools with different
    resolutions.

    6
    Studies at different levels of organization involve different techniques
    and tools with different spatial and temporal resolution.

    7
    3. The challenge of cognitive science
    • Different fields in cognitive science vary in 3 dimensions:
    – Levels of organization being studied (e.g., subfields in
    Neuroscience)

    – Techniques and tools employed.

    – Cognitive abilities (domains) being studies (e.g., subfields


    in Psychology)

    8
    The space of cognitive science

    Computational modeling g
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    Mission: provide a unified theory of cognition.


    Theories/studies often cover only a tiny space.
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