Cognitive Science
The definition cognitive science
an interdisciplinary field that tries to answer questions of the mind
the comparison that our cognitive processes work like a computer
computer metaphor
the outer layer of the brain that is essential for your cognitive processes
cerebral cortex
this filed combines the research techniques of cognitive psychology with varous methods for assesing the structure and function of brain
cognitive neuro science
meaning of PET
positron emisson tomogrpahy
Cognitive scientists claim about thinking
requires us to manipulate internal representations of the external world
The person who suggested that a computer model represents a recipe for cooking, one part ingredients, the other part instructions for working
Thagard(2005)
the system must complete on step or processing stage before information can proceed to the next stage
the process of Serial Processing
the use of neuroscience techniques to explore the cognitive processes used in social interactions
social cognitive neuro science
what does fMRI stand for
functional magnetive resonance imaging
a branch of computer science that seeks to explore human cognitive processes by making models that show intelligent behavior and complete the same tasks humans do
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
arguements of the information processing approach
our mental processes are simlar to the operations of a computer and that information processes through our cognitive system in a series of stages, one step at a time
lack the understanding of how complex information proccessing of the brain is
The limitation of the computer metaphor
the destructions of an are of the brain, most often by strokes, tumors, blows to the head, or accidents
brain lesions
a scanning device that takes a "photo" of the oxygen atoms in a participents brain during a cognitive task
fMRI
an approach that designs a program to accomplish a cognitive task as efficiently as possible
pure artificial intelligence
argues that cognitive processes can be understood in terms of networks that link together neuron-like processing units
Connectionist approach
argues that cognitive processes can be understood in terms of networks
connectionists approach
the processes where researches measure blood flow in the brain by injecting the participant with a low dose of a radioactive checimcals just before the person words on a cognitive task
positron emission tomography
this process is more common in todays day and age than PET scans
fMRI
the person(s) that designed their computer simulation to take into account the relevant information contained in sentances
Carpenter and Just (1999)
The meaning of the acronym PDP approach
parallel distributed processing
researchers continue to explore weather the ____ _____ can adequately account for the broad range of skills demmonstrated by our cognitive processes
PDP approach
what does ERP stand for
Event-related potential
What does MEG stand for
Magnetoencephalography