Welcome to the Cognitive Science Program at the University of Connecticut

Cognitive science is the study of how intelligent beings (including people, animals, and machines) perceive, act, know, and think. It explores the process and content of thought as observed in individuals, distributed through communities, manifested in the structure and meaning of language, modeled by algorithms, and contemplated by philosophies of mind. Its models are formulated using concepts drawn from many disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, logic, computer science, anthropology, and philosophy, and they are tested using evidence from psychological experiments, clinical studies, field studies, computer simulations, and neurophysiological observation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Faculty Members in Cognitive Science

Searches during the 2012-13 Academic year have resulted in the following new Cognitive Science hires:

Gerry Altmann [Department of Psychology, starting Fall 2014]; Ph.D. University of Edinburgh; Currently University of York

Nicole Landi [Department of Psychology; affiliate, Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences]; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh & Carnegie Mellon; Currently Yale Child Study Center

Erica Skoe [Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences; affiliate, Department of Psychology]; Ph.D. Northwestern University; Currently Northwestern University

Eiling Yee [Department of Psychology, starting Fall 2014]; Ph.D. Brown University; Currently Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

4th annual Language Fest to be held Saturday, April 27th from 10am-4pm.

The Cognitive Science Program is pleased to announce that the 4th Annual University of Connecticut Language Fest will occur Saturday, April 27th 2013 from 10:00am to 4:00pm, on the 1st floor of Oak Hall. The Fest is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.

This festival, now in its fourth year, is an opportunity for members of the UConn community who work on language to get to know each others' research. Members from departments such as Psychology, Linguistics, Communication Disorders, Philosophy, and Education have attended past sessions to present their current research. A significant aim in holding the Language Fest is to catalyze more interdisciplinary research on language at UConn.

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Jun 4, 2013