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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Sabrina Di Lonardo wins ICS TA award

What does it take to be a truly outstanding TA? Just ask the 3rd year seminar class, Sabrina Di Lonardo’s students: “Support was truly unparalled.” “Great environment for an 8:30 class on a Friday morning” “keeping everyone in the loop” “always willing to help even if it meant taking hours with a student” These... More

Friday, March 29, 2019

ICS Colloquium: Applying a Phase Theory Approach to the Study of Emotion and Imagination

Date: Apr 03 , 2019 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Gerald C. Cupchik Title: Applying a Phase Theory Approach to the Study of Emotion and Imagination  Abstract: This lecture will examine three central concepts: cognition, emotion, and imagination in relation to mind-body processes in different circumstances. The ideas... More

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Meet New CSGSA Executive Board!

The Cognitive Science Graduate Students Association (CSGSA) is a GSA registered departmental society which aims to bring the Graduate students (closer together both academically and socially. We run several events throughout the year, including pub nights, games nights, research and writing workshops. Who are We? Congratulations to our New CSGSA... More

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Jim Davies on the radio about stress

Jim Davies, of Carleton University’s Institute of Cognitive Science, appears on CFRA talking about the toll stressful jobs take on you.... More

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Cog Sci Undergrads visit the Heardman ACE Lab

On March 22 a group of ICS Undergraduate students visited the Herdman ACE lab on campus.  ... More

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Jim Davies on the radio about the epidemic of loneliness

Carleton Cognitive Scientist Jim Davies was on CFRA 580’s “The Goods” with Dahlia Kurtz, talking about whether there is an epidemic of loneliness.... More

Friday, March 15, 2019

ICS Colloquium: Applying a Phase Theory Approach to the Study of Emotion and Imagination

Date: Apr 03 , 2019 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Gerald C. Cupchik Title: Applying a Phase Theory Approach to the Study of Emotion and Imagination  Abstract: This lecture will examine three central concepts: cognition, emotion, and imagination in relation to mind-body processes in different circumstances. The ideas... More

Friday, March 15, 2019

ICS Colloquium: Object processing in the medial temporal lobes: influences of object domain

Date: Mar 20, 2019 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker:  Anna Blumenthal Title: Object processing in the medial temporal lobes: influences of object domain Abstract: We live in a rich visual world, surrounded by many different types of objects. The domain to which an object belongs, for example whether it is animate or... More

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Rebecca Merkley – Inequality is today’s greatest challenge to fostering learning

Rebecca Merkley , of Carleton’s Institute of Cognitive Science, writes about  Inequality is today’s greatest challenge to fostering... More

Thursday, March 7, 2019

ICS Colloquium: Testing and Expanding the Home Literacy Model: Evidence from Finland

Date: Mar 13, 2019 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Gintautas Silinkas-University of Jyväskylä, Finland Title: Testing and Expanding the Home Literacy Model: Evidence from Finland Abstract: The Home Literacy Model (Sénéchal & LeFevre, 2002, 2014) has been developed to explain literacy and language development... More

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Jim Davies on the psychology of why we love music

Carleton Cognitive Scientist Jim Davies was on CFRA 580’s “The Goods” with Dahlia Kurtz, talking about the psychology of why we love music.... More

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

ICS Colloquium: Programming as a Second Language

Date: Mar 06, 2019 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Jay Jennings Title: Programming as a Second Language Abstract: Computer programming has become a highly valued and sought after skill, and understanding how the brain processes and learns an inherently artificial programming language has pedagogical implications for... More

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