Cognitive Science: Lecture Notes for a First Course

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The discussion revolves around cognitive science, specifically focusing on introductory lecture notes and resources related to the workings of the brain. Participants express their interest in the subject and share various materials and recommendations for further exploration.

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  • One participant shares a link to lecture notes for a first course in cognitive science and invites discussion on the topic.
  • Another expresses interest in the subject and indicates plans to contribute further insights after reviewing the notes.
  • A different participant mentions working on a paper about mathematical cognition and offers to find interesting articles related to cognitive science.
  • Several participants provide links to additional resources, including MIT publications and philosophy radio programs, although some links are noted as broken.
  • One participant suggests reading Marvin Minsky's "The Society of Mind" as an accessible introduction to cognitive science.
  • A participant raises a concern about the functionality of the shared lecture notes, reporting issues with blank pages and formatting errors.

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Participants generally express interest in cognitive science and share resources, but there is no consensus on the effectiveness of the shared lecture notes, as one participant reports technical issues with accessing them.

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Some links shared in the discussion are noted as broken, and there are unresolved technical issues regarding the accessibility of the lecture notes.

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Individuals interested in cognitive science, particularly those looking for introductory materials and resources for further study in the field.

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Since encountering the likes of Psychodelirium and DT Strain at PF, I have been itching to learn more about how the brain works. Here are some lecture notes for a first course in cognitive science.

Let's discuss.

http://www.informatics.ed.ac.uk/teaching/modules/ics/lnotes.html
 
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I too am very interested in this subject Tom. I read over a few of the lecture notes, and when I have a little more time I'll post a few things myself.
 
interest in cognitive science? finnaly i can be of use.
i'm at work right now, writing a paper on mathematical cognition, but when i get some free time i'll find some interesting articles.

I've got plenty of acticles on all sorts of things.
 
here's some stuff,


http://www.mpg.de/news02/news0202.htm

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oh and there's a ton of good stuff at cognet.mit.edu. you may have to subscribe to it, but if you're a student then your school probably has one and you should be able to get to it.
MIT press publishes a lot of cognitive neuroscience books and you can read some of them there.
 
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My PDF reader isn't working for some reason, so I'm not sure what you're looking at. But for more cogsci stuff, see also

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I suggest anyone who's interested in cognitive science read Marvin Minsky's, The Society of Mind. It's an easy read because it's written as two hundred, one-page essays on different aspects of cognitive science that provide a good introduction to the subject and when put together present Minsky's own ideas.

BTW, here's a link to various philosophy radio programs (interviews and such), some of which are Philosophy of Mind programs:

http://www.angelfire.com/ego/philosophyradio/
 
Originally posted by Tom
Since encountering the likes of Psychodelirium and DT Strain at PF, I have been itching to learn more about how the brain works. Here are some lecture notes for a first course in cognitive science.

Let's discuss.

http://www.informatics.ed.ac.uk/teaching/modules/ics/lnotes.html

Um, I could be of fair use. But, is it just me or did the notes not work? I had several blank pages come up, and of all things, quotation marks everywhere. (i guess its my bad luck, that I usually have with computers)
 

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