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Thursday, July 27, 2023

How does the brain deal with conflicting sensory information?

SAGEOPEN ACCESS Read the blog post from our Early Career Prize Winner How does the brain deal with conflicting sensory information? This is the question that our Early Career Prize Winner, Ramy Kirollos, sought to answer in his recently published article. Read the article by Carleton's Cog Sci PhD graduate Ramy Kirollos here. ... More

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Jim Davies on the dangers of AI on CKCU

Bev Forcier interviews Jim Davies about artificial intelligence, dangers of AI, and consciousness on CKCU FM in Ottawa. Aired July 10, 2023. Interview spans from time 48:30 to 58:26. Click here and then click “LISTEN NOW.” ... More

Friday, June 16, 2023

Cog Sci Faculty make an appearance at Convocation

To celebrate all of our Cognitive Science graduates at the 2023 Convocation ceremony held on Jun 16, 2023 several members of our Faculty attended: From Left to right we have: Professor John Anderson Professor Rebecca Merkley Professor Chris Herdman Professor Mark MacLeod Professor John Logan Professor Jo-Anne LeFevre (Chair of the Department).... More

Friday, June 16, 2023

Cognitive Science’s 2023 University Medal Recipients

It is with great pride and joy that the Department of Cognitive Science congratulates our two University Medal winners (for Cognitive Science) in the June 2023 Convocation. Congratulations to both Iain Burge and Kyle Grant. In their own words: Iain Burge: Bachelor of Cognitive Science Honours With High Distinction Cognitive Science Concentration... More

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Department of Cognitive Science Convocation 2023

NOTE: The convocation ceremony for those graduating from a Degree in Cognitive Science takes place on Friday, June 16 (Ceremony 4: 12:30-2:00pm). For details, please visit the convocation website. A Message for our Graduates The Faculty and Staff in the Department of Cognitive Science wish to extend a heartfelt congratulations to all of our... More

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Professor John Anderson co-edits New Book & More

Cognitive Science's Professor John Anderson has been quite busy. He recently co-edited new book entitled Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism with Gigi Luk and John Grundy. In that same book Prof. Anderson contributed two chapters including one on bilingualism’s effects on functional connectivity in the brain. In addition... More

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Keeping Older Adults safe on the Road with help from Chris Herdman

Carleton cognitive science and psychology professor Chris Herdman, director of the Advanced Cognitive Engineering (ACE) Laboratory on the ground floor of the university's Visualization and Simulation Building, is developing a unique approach to assess the abilities of older drivers. Read Dan Rubinstein's article... More

Friday, May 19, 2023

F/W CI application deadline (with 2 new added) extended to June 9, 2023

Cognitive Science has just added two more CI positions available to be taught for the F/W 2023/24 terms. For the complete list follow this link. Also note that the deadline for applications (with CV) is Friday, June 9, 2023... More

Friday, May 12, 2023

Undergraduate student Ludivine Blais, takes lead on project, publishing a paper in peer-reviewed paper conference

Undergraduate student Ludivine Blais took the lead on a project that implemented a virtual reality environment representing a memory palace of a walkthrough of the brain with mnemonics to help students remember brain areas and functions. This resulted in a paper published in a peer-reviewed conference. Way to go, Ludivine! Blais, L., Qorbani,... More

Thursday, May 11, 2023

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