Cognitive Science & Psychology: Mind, Brain, and Behavior

The intersection of cognitive neuroscience and psychology, starting with a good basis of definitions for intelligence, artificial intelligence, Turing hypothesis and neural networks. 

  • Intersection of cognitive neuroscience
  • Definitions for intelligence, artificial intelligence, Turing hypothesis and neural networks.
  • Central disciplines that form traditional cognitive science
Course details
Non-credit course
University
NeurotechEU
Teacher
Various Teachers
Category
Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Science
Ethics
Dimension
Empirical neuroscience & Clinical neuroscience
Level
Advanced
Includes
  • History of Cognitive Science:
  • Impact of artificial intelligence and neural network development.
  • Existing paradigms in cognitive science.
  • Discusses associated challenges
  • Philosophical and methodological challenges in investigating the mind, brain, and behavior.

This lecture series is presented by NeuroTechEU, an alliance between eight European universities with the goal to build a trans-European network of excellence in brain research and technologies. By following along with this series, participants will learn about the history of cognitive science and the development of the field in a sociocultural context, as well as its trajectory into the future with the advent of artificial intelligence and neural network development. Long-standing paradigms in cognitive science and their associated challenges are discussed, as well as the epistemological hurdles which continue to confront researchers who investigate the mind, brain, and behavior. 

Course Features
Lectures
Videos
Reading Materials

Lessons

Number of lessons: 10
  •  
    Homo Sapiens, Robots, and Other Aspirations
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture provides an introduction to the course "Cognitive Science & Psychology: Mind, Brain, and Behavior".

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    Philosophy of Cognitive Science
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture covers the emergence of cognitive science after the Second World War as an interdisciplinary field for studying the mind, with influences from anthropology, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence.

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    Rationalism vs Empiricism
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture provides an introduction to Plato’s concept of rationality and Aristotle’s concept of empiricism, and the enduring discussion between rationalism and empiricism to this day.

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    Mind and Brain
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture covers different perspectives on the study of the mental, focusing on the difference between Mind and Brain. 

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    3 Big Questions
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture covers the three big questions: What is the universe?, what is life?, and what is consciousness?

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    The Hard Problem of Consciousness
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture goes into further detail about the hard problem of developing a scientific discipline for subjective consciousness.

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    The Mind/Brain/Behavior Cycle
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture outlines various approaches to studying Mind, Brain, and Behavior. 

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    Behaviorism and Challenges to Behaviorism
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture covers the history of behaviorism and the ultimate challenge to behaviorism. 

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    Learning Systems
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture covers various learning theories.

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    The Cognitive Revolution, New AI, and Living Machines
    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

    This lecture covers a lot of post-war developments in the science of the mind, focusing first on the cognitive revolution, and concluding with living machines.