The cognitive sciences minor provides an interdisciplinary approach to the
study of mind, brain, and cognition, broadly construed. It is designed to
complement the work of majors and those who intend to pursue graduate degrees in
a variety of fields, including anthropology, biology, communication studies,
computer science, digital media, education, management/marketing and MIS,
medicine, philosophy, and psychology. The study of cognitive sciences can also
provide a more comprehensive background for students with more immediate career
goals in the fields of neural network modeling, neuroimaging, information
technology, clinical or counseling psychology, biotechnology, and others.
April 2007. Colloquium: Marvin Minsky (MIT). "The Emotion Machine"
Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences Related Colloquium
Computer Vision Distinguished Speaker Series
Sponsored by: Harris Corporation Engineering Center
October 2006. Colloquium: Daniel Schmicking (Philosophy, University of Mainz, Germany)
"Schopenhauer: Philosopher of the Embodied Mind"
Sponsored by a grant from the Siemens Corporation in support of German Philosophy
October 2006. Colloqium: Dr. Mason Cash (Philosophy, UCF) "Thoughts and Oughts"
February 2006. Conference: Broken minds and broken bodies
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November 2005. Colloquium: Murat Aydede (University of Florida). Pain Perception
April 2005. Colloqium: Ron Wallace (Biology, UCF). Is the Neuron the Fundamental Unit of Brain Computation?
February 21-25, 2005. Graduate Student Poster Session
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January 2005. Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen). On Being Someone.
January 2005. Conference: Phenomenology, Intersubjectivity, and Theory of Mind
An Interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the Association for Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences and the Cognitive Sciences Program at the University of Central Florida
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January 14, 2005. Special Colloquium
Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen), "Expression and empathy"
Mark Johnson (University of Oregon), "The bodily bais of shared meaning"
Dec. 3, 2004. Kent Williams (Industrial Engineering & Management Systems), "Applying Cognitive Theory to Reception Learning"
Nov. 12, 2004. Jack Ryalls and Janet Whiteside (Communicative Disorders) "Foreign Accent Syndrome: New insights into the representation of speech and language in the brain"
Oct. 15, 2004. Shaun Gallagher, "Gestures in a Deafferented Subject" [View Abstract]
April 23, 2004. Steve Fiore, "Infusing an Understanding of Cognition into Team Cognition." [View Abstract]
February 11, 2004. Craig Saper, "Reading For Pleasure?" [View Abstract]
October 24, 2003. Various Presenters, "Research Opportunities at UCF" [View Abstract]
September 26, 2003. Various Presenters, "Introduction Cognitive Sciences at UCF" [View Abstract]
For additional information, please contact: Department of Philosophy, Psychology Building, Room 220, University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32816-1352 407-823-2274 E-mail: philosophy@mail.ucf.edu
