BCOG 458

Fall 2020 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Advances in Brain and Cognitive Science

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Credit: 3 hours.

An in-depth, integrative overview of the major themes in the study of Cognitive Science, including cognition as computation, the relation between mind and brain, computability and the role of heuristics in "solving" unsolvable problems, and the logical/mathematical foundations of these themes. Specific topics covered include inverse optics and vision; induction and reasoning; learnability and language; philosophy of minds and brains; evolution; artificial intelligence and computational modeling; information theory; knowledge representation. The emphasis throughout is on the interrelations among these topics as examples of important but fundamentally unsolvable problems.

Same as PHIL 458. 3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisite: One of PSYC 224, PSYC 248, PHIL, 202, PHIL 270, or consent of instructor.

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BCOG 458 class schedule data for fall 2020
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	72234	Online Lecture	UG3	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	n.a.	Hummel, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Section Info: This course presents an in-depth, integrative overview of the major themes in the study of Cognitive Science, including cognition as computation, the relation between mind and brain, computability and the role of heuristics in “solving” unsolvable problems, and the logical/mathematical foundations of these themes. Specific topics include inverse optics and vision; induction and reasoning; learnability and language; philosophy of minds and brains; evolution; artificial intelligence and computational modeling; information theory; knowledge representation. The emphasis throughout is on the interrelations among these topics as examples of important but fundamentally unsolvable problems. This course is the same as PSYCH 514, Seminar in Cognitive Science, and replaces PSYC 458, Cognitive Science. Elective course for Cognitive or Intradisciplinary Concentration Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.