This lecture series is presented by NeuroTechEU, an alliance between eight European universities with the goal to build a trans-European network of excellence in brain research and technologies. By following along with this series, participants will learn about the history of cognitive science and the development of the field in a sociocultural context, as well as its trajectory into the future with the advent of artificial intelligence and neural network development. Long-standing paradigms in cognitive science and their associated challenges are discussed, as well as the epistemological hurdles which continue to confront researchers who investigate the mind, brain, and behavior.
Cognitive Science and Psychology: Mind, Brain, and Behavior
Course Features
Lectures
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Lessons of this Course
1
1
Duration:
1:06:49
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This lecture provides an introduction to the course "Cognitive Science & Psychology: Mind, Brain, and Behavior".
2
2
Duration:
51:07
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This lecture covers the emergence of cognitive science after the Second World War as an interdisciplinary field for studying the mind, with influences from anthropology, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence.
3
3
Duration:
1:13:45
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This lecture provides an introduction to Plato’s concept of rationality and Aristotle’s concept of empiricism, and the enduring discussion between rationalism and empiricism to this day.
4
4
Duration:
1:16:30
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This lecture covers different perspectives on the study of the mental, focusing on the difference between Mind and Brain.
5
5
Duration:
1:07:52
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This lecture covers the three big questions: What is the universe?, what is life?, and what is consciousness?
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6
Duration:
58:03
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This lecture goes into further detail about the hard problem of developing a scientific discipline for subjective consciousness.
7
7
Duration:
1:02:34
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This lecture outlines various approaches to studying Mind, Brain, and Behavior.
8
8
Duration:
1:19:08
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This lecture covers the history of behaviorism and the ultimate challenge to behaviorism.
9
9
Duration:
1:00:42
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This lecture covers various learning theories.
10
10
Duration:
2:24:35
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This lecture covers a lot of post-war developments in the science of the mind, focusing first on the cognitive revolution, and concluding with living machines.
