Cognitive Science Majors
There are ___ focal areas in the Cog Sci major
What is 5?
This psychologist proposed stages of cognitive development, including the sensorimotor and formal operational stages
Who is Jean Piaget?
This organ contains about 86 billion neurons and controls thoughts, memory, and movement
What is the brain?
Omega Psi is the honor society of this department at JHU
What is Cognitive Science?
This person is the head of the department of Cognitive Science at JHU
Who is Margaret Renwick?
This Harvard cognitive scientist is known for research on infants’ “core knowledge,” including how babies come to understand objects and numbers
Who is Elizabeth Spelke?
This brain structure is part of the limbic system and plays a key role in processing emotions such as fear
What is the amygdala?
This is the minimum Cognitive Science GPA required for Omega Psi Honors membership
What is 3.5?
This person is the Academic Program Coordinator who sends weekly emails to Cognitive Science undergrads, including research opportunities
Who is Chamera Sampson?
This linguist revolutionized cognitive science with his theory of universal grammar and critique of behaviorism
Who is Noam Chomsky?
This brain region helps coordinate movement, balance, and motor learning, and damage to it often causes problems with coordination
What is the cerebellum?
To be an Omega Psi Honors member, one must complete this many hours of Cognitive Science research or involvement
What is 40?
Cognitive Science was added as a major at JHU in this year
What is 1986?
This researcher proposed the “levels of analysis” framework in cognitive science: computational, algorithmic, and implementational
Who is David Marr?
This structure connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres, allowing them to communicate with each other. Damage to this area often results in split-brain effects.
What is the corpus callosum?
Omega Psi members must attend at least this fraction of GBMs each semester
What is 2/3?
There are around ___ undergraduates at JHU that are Cognitive Science majors
What is 100?
This neuroscientist discovered place cells in the hippocampus, helping reveal how the brain represents spatial environments
Who is John O'Keefe?
This area is located in the left frontal lobe. Damage here can often result in non-fluent speech where comprehension is relatively preserved.
What is Broca's area?
The conference this year (2026) will mark the ___th year in a row of Omega Psi Annual conferences
What is 11?