DATE

TOPIC

READINGS

PRESENTS

Week 1

9/7

Introduction, overview

What is cognitive science?

 

 

Week 2

9/14

Neuroscience basics, methods in neuroscience

PDF

Abbott (2006)

Raichle (1998)

 

Zsuzsa

Week 3

9/21

1. Vision

PDF

Ostrovksy, Andalman, Sinha (ms)

Goodale & Westwood (2004)

 

Devin

Beth

Week 4

9/28

2. Plasticity in the brain

PDF

Pantev et al. (1998)

Harrison, Gordon, Mount (2005)

Devin

Lindsey

Week 5

10/5

3. Decision making

PDF

Tversky & Kahneman (1974)

Bechara et al. (1997)

Lindsey

Kathleen

Week 6

10/12

4. Language

PDF

Hauser et al. (2002)

Hernandez et al. (2001)

Jenna

Urmi

Week 7

10/19

5. Emotions

PDF

Adolphs (2003)

LeDoux (2000)

Lissa

Cara

Week 8

10/26

6. Social cognition

PDF

Preston & de Waal (2002)

Onishi & Baillargeon (2005)+ Leslie (2005)

Lissa

Kristy

Week 9

11/2

7. Cog. development

PDF

Wynn (1992)

Gergely et al. (2002)

Keen (2003)

Igor

Kathleen

Cara

Week 10

11/9

8. Aging

PDF

German & Hehman (2006)

Buckner (2004)

Beth

Nicolas

Week 11

11/16

9. Neurodevelopmental disorders 1.

PDF

DRAFT PAPER DUE!

Baron-Cohen, Leslie & Frith (1985)

Frith (2004)

Igor

Jenna

Week 12

11/30

10. Neurodevelopmental disorders 2.

PDF

Singer (2006)

Meyer-Lindenberg et al. (2006)

Bellugi et al (2000)

Kristy

Urmi

Nicolas

Week 13

12/7

Discussion of draft papers