The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II OpenCourseWare: MIT's Free Advanced Graduate Level Cognitive Science Class

Published Jan 22, 2009

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'The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II' completes a 2-part course series on cognitive science. Students will study memory and visual perception, among other cognitive science topics. This OpenCourseWare class is free online through MIT. Graduate students interested in the course are recommended to have completed the first course in this 2-part series in order to fully grasp the material covered.

The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II: Course Specifics

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The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II: Course Description

Professors Edward Gibson, Pawan Sinha and Joshua Tenenbaum teach this second part of a cognitive science course series. 'The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II' augments part I with computational, neural and behavioral approaches to cognitive science. Memory, visual perception and cognitive architecture are some of the topics covered. Vision and language are particularly emphasized in lectures and readings. The course is meant for advanced graduate students pursuing a master's degree in Cognitive Science.

Available course material includes a full reading list organized by lecture topic. If you're interested in taking the free online version of this course, visit the brain and cognitive sciences course page.

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