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Friday, July 20, 2018

The Reality Check podcast – Memory Palaces + Donating Used Clothing

Carleton’s Jim Davies appears on The Reality Check podcast, talking about how memory palaces, made famous by the Sherlock television show, can be used to aid in memory.... More

Friday, July 20, 2018

Brain: The Inside Story Walkthrough – Minding the Brain

The Minding the Brain podcast, hosted by Carleton professors Kim Hellemans and Jim Davies, has released its next episode in concert with the Canadian Museum of Nature’s exhibit Brain: The Inside Story (until September 3, 2018). This episode features Kim and Jim walking through the exhibit, talking about what they see and talking about... More

Friday, July 20, 2018

Old Drugs, New Uses – Minding the Brain

Did you know that some drugs that are abused on the street are sometimes used to treat mental illness? Check out the latest episode of Jim Davies's podcast with Kim Hellemans, "Minding The Brain," featuring interviews with Dr. Sell and Dr. Blier, and check out their talks at the Canadian Museum of Nature -... More

Monday, July 9, 2018

Jo-Anne LeFevre (ICS Director) wins WICS Mentorship Award

Jo-Anne LeFevre was awarded a WICS-Canada (Women in Cognitive Science, Canada) Mentorship Award at the annual CSBBCS conference on July 4 in St. John's Nfld. The Institute of Cognitive Science at Carleton University sends out their warmest congratulations! Dr. LeFevre commented: "Honoured to receive a Mentorship Award from @WiCSCanada last week... More

Thursday, July 5, 2018

The Minding the Brain podcast: Next episode released

The Minding the Brain podcast, hosted by Carleton professors Kim Hellemans and Jim Davies, has released its next episode in concert with the Canadian Museum of Nature’s exhibit Brain: The Inside Story (until September 3, 2018). This episode, on using drugs that have often been illegal and abused on the street for treating mental... More

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Amanda Bon won University Medal in Cognitive Science

The institute of Cognitive Science is pleased to announce that Amanda Bon has won the University Medal for Cognitive Science at the Spring 2018 Convocation. Amanda describes her experience at Carleton University here in her own words: It is an honour to have been awarded the University medal in Cognitive Science. When I began my... More

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Jim Davies & Daredevil Psychology: The Devil you Know

Jim Davies, of Carleton University’s Institute of Cognitive Science, has a chapter in the new book Daredevil Psychology: The Devil You Know about how the blind (and especially the fiction fictional character of Daredevil) perceive the world around us.... More

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Minding the Brain podcast working with the Canadian Museum of Nature

The Minding the Brain podcast will release three episodes in concert with the Canadian Museum of Nature’s exhibit Brain: The Inside Story (May 18 to September 3, 2018). The first episode, on concussions, features an interview with Dr. Andree-Anne Ledoux, who will speak at the Museum on July... More

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

NSERC Summer Undergraduate Researchers

Three ICS students are completing NSERC summer research scholarships (USRAs) this summer.  Read more about their activities... More

Monday, May 28, 2018

ICS Colloquia Schedule: Summer 2018 : Jun. 4

Date:  Jun. 4, 2018: 1:00 pm- 2:00 pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Dr. Robert Kail  Title: When opportunity knocks, open the door Abstract: The talk will be semi-autobiographical and emphasizes the importance of being open to new challenges and possibilities that arrive unexpectedly.  ... More

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Experiences MasterpieceVR

Jon Gagné (Cognitive Science graduate of 2008) started a company that allows users to create 3D virtual sculptures in virtual reality. Recently he got to demonstrate the software, Masterpiece VR, to Justin... More

Sunday, May 20, 2018

F/W 2018/19 Contract Instructor positions: Applications close June 1

Contract Instructors are being sought for 4 Cognitive Science courses being offered in the Fall/Winter of 2018/19. For details click here and note the application due date of June 1,... More

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