[Wikipedia Cog Sci Image]Cognitive Science (logo right) examines different approaches to questions concerning the nature of mind, the representation of knowledge, the acquisition, comprehension, and production of language, the development of learning and intelligence, the use of information to draw inferences and make decisions, and the assessment of "goodness of fit" between purportedly similar systems (e.g., the computer and the mind).

Exploration of some or all of these questions has been and is being undertaken in such disciplines as cognitive psychology, linguistics, philosophy, intelligence, neuroscience, social cognition and others. The concentration in Cognitive Science therefore represents a formal means of bringing together students and faculty in different disciplines who share common interests. We seek to enrich the view provided by any one discipline through an exploration or the methodologies of others.

The concentration is designed for students majoring in Psychology, Philosophy, Computer Science, or Linguistics (as a special major), although all students are welcome. In recent years, proposals for a special major in Cognitive Science have been approved by the Academic Standing Committee.

For more information on Carleton's Cognitive Science program, consult any of the following links to the left. If you are interested, you will also find links to home pages for departments, instructors, and course involved in the concentration.