Introduction to Cognitive Sciences

Service description

Learning outcomes of the course unit:
The students will gain knowledge about the basic characteristics of cognitive sciences and their methods. They are able to analyse the essence of interdisciplinary research of cognitive processes and current paradigms of scientific explanation of cognition.
 
Course contents:
Definition of the term cognitive science. Cognitive linguistics, computational science, and cognitive neurology. The research of the brain damage. The psychophysical problem (relation between mental and physical). The cognition and language: the structure of language, relation of language, and thinking. Computing science, learnability, explainability,Turing's machine, artifical intelligence, robotics.

Type of methodology: Combination of lecture and hands-on

Participants receive the certificate of attendance: Yes

Paid training activity for participants: No, it's free of charge

Participants prerequisite knowledge: Machine/Deep Learning concepts; Numerical methods (linear algebra, statistics); Domain-specific background knowledge

Level
Beginner
Scientific Domain
Linguistics, cognition and culture
Category
Training events
Service valid until
Audience
Research and Academia
Location category
Language
Slovak
Technical Domain
Artificial intelligence, machine and deep learning
Format
In person
Initiative
Castiel and EuroCC
Country