Monday, October 7, 2013

PhD Alumni – Crystal Blais (Villeneuve) landed her dream job

Crystal Blais (PhD/13) landed her dream job even before she graduated with her PhD in Cognitive Science. Today, she is a Cognitive Neuroscientist at NorDocs Technologies, Inc., a medical devices company that focuses on treatment solutions for substance abuse and other disorders.  To read more, click... More

Friday, September 6, 2013

Fame Is a Magnet that Reveals Our Weak Hold on Reality

This past July the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy. An international press corps was parked in front of the entrance of the hospital for over four weeks before that. The UK’s Daily Mail interviewed a woman who’d flown in from New Zealand to camp out in front of Buckingham Palace... More

Thursday, August 22, 2013

The Ingenious Jim Davies

A few weeks ago, Dr. Jim Davies, Professor in the Institute of Cognitive Science was asked by Nautilus Magazine, in New York City, to give an interview on Imagination.  Click here to see the ... More

Thursday, August 8, 2013

A Successful Thesis Defense – Well Done!

On Monday June 24th, 2013,  Zeynep Ozlem Cankaya successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled The Role of Number Naming Systems and Numeracy Experiences in the Development of Early Numeracy Knowledge. The Chair for her defense was Dr. Andre Loiselle. Her External Examiner was Dr. Vandermass-Peeler from Elon University and her Internal External... More

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Why people love to get lost in books and Why do we get transported by stories we know are false?

In the blog of science magazine Nautilus associate professor Jim Davies explores the cognitive science of why we get so carried away by stories, even when we know that they are fiction. "Why People Love to Get Lost in Books" In the huge range of different human cultural inclinations, one of the most widespread... More

Thursday, June 13, 2013

First B.Cog.Sc. Convocation

  On Friday June 24 at 2:00 p.m., the first graduates of the Bachelor of Cognitive Science degree will receive their diplomas.  The B.Cog.Sc. is a new designation for the degree (formerly a B.A.) which better captures the interdisciplinary nature of Cognitive Science.  Eleven students will graduate from the program at this convocation.   ... More

Monday, June 10, 2013

A Successful Thesis Defense – Well Done!

On Thursday May 2, 2013, Crystal Blais (Villeneuve) successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled Sensory Gating in Schizophrenia and its Implications for Auditory Hallucinations:  A Combined Time-Frequency, Event-Related Potential and Neuroanatomical Study.  The Chair for her Defense was Dr. Michel Gaulin. Her External Examiner was Dr.... More

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Applications still being accepted for the M.Cog.Sc. and Ph.D. Programs

We are still accepting domestic applications for both the M.Cog.Sc. and Ph.D. Programs for the 2013-2014 Academic Year.  Applications are being accepted on a first-come, first serve basis so get your application in today! For more info click... More

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Changes to the BCogSc – new 3 year and 4 year pathways available

Beginning in Fall 2013 students in the Bachelor of Cognitive Science degree will have three pathways available to them. The Bachelor of Cognitive Science (Honours) requires 20.0 credits and normally will take 4 years to complete. Students may choose from one of two pathways, as well as one of five specializations streams. The first... More

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards Recipient – Dr. Andrew Brook

   The Institute of Cognitive Science is proud to announce that Dr. Andrew Brook is one of the recipients of the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards.  Dr. Brook is one of the founding Faculty Members who worked tirelessly to create the Institute of Cognitive Science.    This year, Dr. Deepthi Kamawar was also nominated.  Last year, Dr.... More

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Successful Thesis Defenses – Well Done!

Congratulations to David Pierre Leibovitz, Sarra Ghazel and Tabish Ismail on their successful thesis defenses last week. On Thursday January 10th, 2013, David Pierre Leibovitz successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled A Unified Cognitive Model of Visual Filling-In. The Chair for his Defense was Dr. Pauline Rankin.  His External... More

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Professor Ida Toivonen talks about language preservation

http://vimeo.com/55540850 Ida Toivonen discuss her fascination with language preservation and the work of two local photographers there to document the place of study. Featuring Ida Toivonen / Associate Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics @ Carleton University Photographs by Sarai Strikefoot and Alli Asudeh Video by / Partus... More

Thursday, December 6, 2012

ICS Ph.D. alumnus, Terry Stewart interviewed on CTV

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

ICS Ph.D. alumnus, Terry Stewart interviewed on CTV

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The new Bachelor of Cognitive Science program is now available!

Most current Cognitive Science students, including those admitted effective the 2012-13 academic year, are currently enrolled in the B.A. (honours) Cognitive Science degree program. As of NOW students have the opportunity to apply to switch into the Bachelor of Cognitive Science (Honours).  Click here for more information. Note: Effective October... More

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The new Bachelor of Cognitive Science program is now available!

Most current Cognitive Science students, including those admitted effective the 2012-13 academic year, are currently enrolled in the B.A. (honours) Cognitive Science degree program. As of NOW students have the opportunity to apply to switch into the Bachelor of Cognitive Science (Honours).  Click here for more information. Note: Effective October... More

Monday, September 24, 2012

ICS Student, Francis Jeanson, Likes Brain-busters

  Have you ever wondered how your brain actually works? Francis Jeanson decided to focus on this question for his PhD dissertation. Jeanson is trying to better understand the ‘circuits’ in our brains that are responsible for fundamental behaviours and cognitive abilities. Click here to see the rest of the article.... More

Friday, September 14, 2012

External Scholarships for 2013-2014 – Deadlines are quickly approaching

Are you thinking about doing a graduate program in Cognitive Science and are interested in applying for OGS at Carleton University? Now is the time to start contacting your referees and working on your research statements.  The first application deadline dates are quicly approaching.  See our External Scholarship Page for more information on... More

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Late Charges take effect August 31st at midnight

Late charges take effect on August 31st.  Ensure that you are registered and payment arrangements made or you will incur a late... More

Friday, June 8, 2012

First M.Cog.Sc. Graduate credits faculty for his success

Our first graduate in the M.Cog.Sc. program, Evan Curtis, credits faculty for his success. Evan Curtis credits his professors for helping him become Carleton’s first cognitive science student to successfully complete a master’s thesis. “It feels kind of cool,” says Curtis. “It’s interesting being in the first cohort of the master’s... More

Friday, June 8, 2012

Jim Davies to Present at Pecha Kucha Ottawa, June 12, 2012

Pecha Kucha is an organization that holds events consisting of talks. The constraint is that every talk needs to be 6.6 minutes long, and has 20 slides. One slide every twenty seconds, automatically changed. I will be presenting at the next one in Ottawa! I will be speaking about ideas in my forthcoming book... More

Thursday, March 29, 2012

New Book by Dr. Mark Tovey: The Reputation Society: How Online Opinions are Reshaping the Offline World

Dr. Mark Tovey, a graduate of the Ph.D. program of the Institute of Cognitive Science, has just published his second edited volume.  This book, co-edited with Hassan Masum, and published by MIT Press, is called "The Reputation Society: How Online Opinions are Reshaping the Offline World". Mark was recently interviewed about The Reputation... More

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Dr. Ash Asudeh featured on FASS website

Please find the FASS featured article on ICS's Dr. Ash Asudeh here: Resuming the Debate on... More

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Newly Published Monograph by Dr. Ash Asudeh : The Logic of Pronominal Resumption

A new monograph by Dr. Ash Asudeh has just been published by Oxford University Press titled: The Logic of Pronominal Resumption " This book is a cross-linguistic investigation of resumptive pronouns and related resumption phenomena. The author proposes a new theory of resumption based on the use of a resource logic for semantic composition... More

Monday, January 23, 2012

Institute of Cognitive Science Colloquium Series

Please join us on February 9th, 2012 where Dr. Kumiko Murasagi from the School of Linguistics and Language Studies (SLALS) will be speaking on "Split Ergativity in Inuktitut." Inuktitut is considered to be a typical ergative language in which the intransitive subject and object are grouped together with respect to certain properties such as case... More

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Jim Davies – Highlighted in “This Week in Fass” for his work with the Imagination

This Week in Fass is highlighting the work of Dr. Jim Davies, in the area of Imagination.  To read the article, click... More

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Sterling Somers – Understanding the Mind

The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is highlighting the research of one of our Ph.D. Candidates, Sterling Somers. Sterling Somers is building training programs for SWAT teams, and teaching computers to imagine and create like humans. It’s all part of earning your PhD in cognitive science at Carleton University. Cognitive scientists... More

Monday, December 5, 2011

Jim Davies speaks at TEDxOttawa

Cognitive Science associate professor Jim Davies spoke recently at TEDxOttawa about how assignments can be created so that students' work does not go to waste, doing good for the broader educational and research communities. Watch his talk, here.... More

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Easy as 1, 2, 3? LeFevre interviewed by Ottawa Citizen

Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre was interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen about children's math learning. She claims that learning math is more complicated than learning to read. If you're interested the article is available at: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Easy/5345830/story.html: Read the... More

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Publication Alert: Dr. Andrew Brook

Dr. Brook has a number of recent and forthcoming publications. 2009a, 2010, and 2011. The Place of Philosophy in Cognitive Science. Special theme in Topics in Cognitive Science, 1:2, 1:3, and 3.2, pp. 135 in total. Chapters forthcoming a. Kant: Idealist about Time. In: Adrian Bardon and Heather Dyke, eds. A Companion to the... More

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Cognitive Science Alumnus Helps Harry Potter

Ben Houston, a graduate of the B.A. (Honours) program in Cognitive Science, has come to the rescue of the makers of the most recent Harry Potter film. His software company, Exocortex, has provided the film makers with programming expertise. His software helped the makers of the upcoming movie  create the special effects for the... More

Monday, June 27, 2011

Exciting Convocation News!

Congratulations to our first Masters of Cognitive Science (M.Cog.Sc.,) Graduates! On June 10th, 2011 we awarded the first three Masters of Cognitive Science Degrees (M.Cog.Sc.,) to the following students:   Mr. Neal Leblanc,  Mr. Dan Mauro  and Mr. Yun Zheng. Congratulations also to three Ph.D. Students who were awarded their degrees as well:... More

Monday, June 27, 2011

New 1st year course in Cognitive Science

We are now offering a first year course in Cognitive Science entitled "Mysteries of the Mind". This course is open to students across the Carleton... More

Monday, May 9, 2011

Collective Intelligence

The Carleton University library has acquired a copy of the book "Collective Intelligence: Creating a Prosperous World at Peace".  This book was edited by Dr. Mark Tovey, a recent graduate of the Ph.D. program in Cognitive Science at... More

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Congratulations to Robert Thomson

 I am very pleased to report that Robert Thomson successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on April 18, 2011.  Congratulations to you and to your supervisor Dr. Guy Lacroix. Thanks to Dr.John Logan and Dr. Chris Herdman for their important input and support.  Dr. Aaron Johnson, Concordia University was the External Examiner.  Dr. Robert... More