Welcome to the Cognitive Science Program at Michigan State University. Cognitive science is directed toward understanding the nature of mind, whether mind be embodied in the biological stuff of neurons in a brain, or in the silicon stuff of computer chips in an artificial brain-like system.

The creation of a successful scientific explanation of mind requires a concerted effort by investigators with many intellectual talents, from many different theoretical perspectives and empirical traditions, and across many different academic disciplines. The goals of the MSU Cognitive Science Program are to foster scholarship and research that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries in its pursuit of the nature of mind, and to provide a structure for graduate training that will produce new scholars and scientists who have the tools needed to take on this challenging puzzle.

Friday, February 12th at 3:30 p.m.
Professor Devin McAuley presents at CogForum in 120 Psychology.

Friday, February 19th at 3:30 p.m.
John Dewey presents at CogForum in 230 Psychology.

Friday, February 26th at 3:30 p.m. Professor Mark Becker will present the pre-talk for Distinguished Speaker Daniel Simons in 230 Psychology.

Friday, February 26th at 3:30 p.m. Professor Justin London of Carleton College will be presenting "Stravinsky's Hiccups: Cognitive and Aesthetic Aspects of Rhythmic Ambiguity" in room 245 of the Music Bldg.

Stimulus Grant Funds Hearing Project (Professor Laura Dilley)