Introduction to Cognitive Science

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This course introduces students to the field of cognitive science. Cognitive scientists are interested in how humans think. This huge question has been addressed by many academic fields, including computer science, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. Cognitive science tries to unite these different fields. In this course, you'll get an introduction to topics that are central to the study of human cognition, such as memory, categorization, language, the anatomy and functioning of the brain, artificial intelligence and problem solving.