Welcome to the Cognitive Science Program at The University of Connecticut.
About the Cognitive Science Program
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.
Recent Posts
- The Science of Hearing
- Training offered for ResearchMatch tool
- Post Doc -computational modeling of language
- Autism Post Doc Oppty Available at Boston University
- Scholarship available at Berlin School of Mind and Brain
- Post Doc Oppty at University of Warwick, UK
- 4/28 Talk: The dynamics of learning and using two languages
- Auditory processing in genetically engineered mouse models
- Genetic contributions to auditory processing disorder
- Postdoctoral Position in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
- Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award
Upcoming Events
- Sep 21 Departmental Colloquium: Verity Harte4:00pm
- Sep 22 Encounters: Year After Hurricane Maria10:00am
- Sep 24 Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense - Rajamani Selvam2:00pm
- Sep 25 Indigenous Peoples Day Planning Committee9:00am
- Sep 25 Neuroscience Seminar Series - Oliver4:00pm
- Sep 26 Neuroscience Journal Club - Hardy12:00pm
Departmental Colloquium: Verity Harte
Friday, September 21st, 2018
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs CampusTBA
Colloquium
Contact Information: Paul Bloomfield, phsb@uconn.edu
MoreEncounters: Year After Hurricane Maria
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
OtherTBA
For more information, contact dana.miranda@uconn.edu
Contact Information: dana.miranda@uconn.edu
MoreDoctoral Dissertation Oral Defense - Rajamani Selvam
Monday, September 24th, 2018
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
UConn HealthLow Learning Center
PhD in Biomedical Science - Neuroscience Graduate Program
Rajamani Selvam will present, "BDNF-induced release of endogenous cannabinoids at inhibitory and excitatory synapses"
Major Advisor: Dr. Eric S. Levine, eslevine@uchc.edu
Contact Information: Jody Gridley, 860-679-8787, gridley@uchc.edu
MoreIndigenous Peoples Day Planning Committee
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Storrs CampusBudds 311
Please come join us in the planning process for Indigenous Peoples Week planning!
Contact Information: nacp@uconn.edu
MoreNeuroscience Seminar Series - Oliver
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UConn HealthLow Learning Center
Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund
âItâs About Time: A Story in Four Chaptersâ
Presenter:
Douglas Oliver
Professor, Department of Neuroscience, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Citation: Ono, M., & Oliver, D. L. (2014). Asymmetric Temporal Interactions of Sound-Evoked Excitatory and Inhibitory Inputs in the Mouse Auditory Midbrain. J Physiol. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2014.275446 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229353/
Contact Information: Jody Gridley, gridley@uchc.edu, 860-679-8787
MoreNeuroscience Journal Club - Hardy
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
UConn HealthE4036
Presenter:
Cara Hardy
3rd year Graduate Student
Kuchel Lab
"Voluntary urination control by brainstem neurons that relax the urethral sphincter"
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-018-0204-3
Contact Information: Rosa Guzzo, guzzo@uchc.edu
MoreFor information regarding Undergraduate Program, please contact:
Professor William Snyder
Department of Linguistics, U-1145
Oak Hall 350
860-486-0157
william.snyder@uconn.edu
For information about Research and Graduate Studies, please contact:
Professor Letitia Naigles
Department of Psychological Sciences
406 Babbidge Rd, Unit 1020
letitia.naigles@uconn.edu
Director of Cognitive Science Program
Professor Letitia Naigles
Department of Psychological Sciences
406 Babbidge Rd, Unit 1020
Storrs, 02629-1085
Office: (860) 486-4942
Email: letitia.naigles@uconn.edu
The Cognitive Science Program Steering Committee
Gerry Altmann (PSYC) William Snyder (LING)
James Chrobak (PSYC) Rachel Theodore (SLHS)
Mitch Green (PHIL) Dimitris Xygalatas (ANTH)
Letitia Naigles (PSYC)
Meeting information for Steering Committee Members