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Cognitive Science Department

Discover the 3-dimensional space of Rensselaer's Cognitive Science Department, focusing on Perception & Action, Machine & Human Reasoning, Computational Cognitive Modeling, and Cognitive Engineering. Embrace quantitative approaches, from verbal theories to Bayesian statistics, and aspire to win the prestigious Rumelhart prize. Explore interconnected areas with equal emphasis on applied and basic research. Contact CogSci@RPI.EDU for more info.

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Cognitive Science Department

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  1. Cognitive Science Department • Rensselaer’s CogSci Department emphasizes four areas: • Perception & Action • Machine & Human Reasoning • Computational Cognitive Modeling • Cognitive Engineering • These four areas define a 3-dimensional space

  2. The first dimension is defined by the continuum from perception and action to reasoning Human & Machine Reasoning Perception & Action

  3. Cognitive Engineering • The second dimension is the range from basic research to cognitive engineering Human & Machine Reasoning Perception & Action Basic Research

  4. Cognitive Engineering Most Cognitive Science programs emphasize only basic research. We are unique in that we place an equal emphasis on applied, or engineering, applications of our work. Human & Machine Reasoning Perception & Action Basic Research

  5. Cognitive Engineering Human & Machine Reasoning Perception & Action Basic Research

  6. The third dimension is the form in which cognitive science theories are cast. These typically range from verbal theories to quantitative ones that are based in logic, mathematics, Bayesian statistics, connectionist models, or symbolic models. Collectively, this area of quantitative approaches to cognitive science theory is referred to as Cognitive Modeling. Cognitive Engineering Human & Machine Reasoning Perception & Action Basic Research

  7. Cognitive Engineering Cognitive Modeling Human & Machine Reasoning Perception & Action Verbal Theories (I.e., handwaving!) Basic Research

  8. Cognitive Engineering Cognitive Modeling Quantitative approaches to theory are important to the growth of Cognitive Science. In recognition of this fact, each year a $100,000 check, the Rumelhart prize, is awarded to an outstanding researcher who has made important quantitative contributions to Cognitive Science. We like to think that our faculty and graduates will someday be considered for this prize. Human & Machine Reasoning Perception & Action Verbal Theories (I.e., handwaving!) Basic Research

  9. Summary • That is a brief overview of the four areas of CogSci that the Rensselaer Cognitive Science Department will emphasize. • These are not four isolated areas, but rather are tightly interconnected. • There is a continuum, not dichotomy from perception/action to reasoning

  10. Summary (2) • Research at any place along this continuum may be cast in terms of testing and developing quantitative, or cognitive, models. • Similarly, research into reasoning or perception that is cast in terms of cognitive models, may be either basic or applied.

  11. CogSci@RPI.EDU • For more information contact • Selmer Bringsjord, Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science brings@rpi.edu • Wayne D. Gray, Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies for Cognitive Science

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