2-IKV-121 Introduction to Cognitive Science

Evaluation during the course: test, independent work

Concluding evaluation: exam

Subject aim: To provide introduction into study of human mind and brain from the viewpoints of interconnections between compmuter science, neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, antropology and philosophy.

Brief curriculum of the subject:

- Brain and mind

- Intuitive mind

- Computational mind

- Mind and culture

- Language and cognition

- Consciousness as part of the cognitive system

Literature:

J. Rybár, Ľ. Beňušková, V. Kvasnička (ed.): Kognitívne vedy. Kalligram, Bratislava 2002.

W. Bechtel, G. Graham: Companion to Cognitive Science. Blackwell 1998

Language in which the subject is taught: Slovak

Date of the last sheet revision: 6.6.2007