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» 10 Classic Cognitive Science Papers - Ten papers, originally published in the journal Cognitive Science, and judged by the editors to be classics of the field, made available for free download.
» ACT Research Home Page - John Anderson's ACT-R theory of cognition is a cognitive architecture aimed at computer simulating a full range of cognitive tasks.
» AI Core MOO Java Telnet - A virtual world for AI Researchers. Active and growing population, lively topics, and fun bots.
» AISB-97 Workshop & Tutorial Series - Workshops
» Adaptive Behavior and Cognition - [Berlin] The lab, based at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development, explores cognitive strategies (including social and emotional components) with which people and other animals make judgments and decisions in the face of uncertain situations. Sta
» Annotated Bibliography Of Mind-Related Topics - An annotated bibliography of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, neurobiology, artificial life, linguistics, neural networks, connectionism, cognitive psychology, consciousness.
» Austrian Society for Cognitive Science - Sponsors seminars and a conference for cognitive science in Austria.
» Blending and Conceptual Integration - Conceptual metaphor theory from Mark Turner.
» Brain and Behavior, from Serendip - Interactive exhibits, forum, and links aimed at exploring the observational basis and significance of the assertion that the nervous system underlies all aspects of human behavior and experience.
» COGPRINTS: Cognitive Sciences Eprint Archive - Cogprints makes preprints and reprints of papers in all areas of the cognitive sciences openly available on-line. Authors can deposit their work here, and all may freely read it. Directed by Stevan Harnad (best known as editor of Behavioral and Brain Scie
» COGSCI Cognitive Science Discussion List - Website for the International Cognitive Science Discussion List).
» Celebrities in Cognitive Science - Links page to writings by and about leading thinkers in cognitive science, and critics and observers of the cognitive sciences.
» Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Seoul, Korea - Studies of cognitive function via EEG, PET, and MRI with clinical diagnosis.
» CogNews - Supplies daily news of the cognitive sciences via user submissions.
» CogSci World - An index of Cognitive Science resources available on the Internet.
» Cognitive Neuroscience Society - Committed to the development of mind and brain research on the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of perception and cognition.
» Cognitive Science Dictionary - A glossary of Cognitive Science terminology. From Dr. Michael Dawson of the University of Alberta.
» Cognitive Science Society - The premier professional organization in the field. Information on membership, conferences, and the journal Cognitive Science (including abstracts of recent and upcoming articles).
» Cognitive Task Analysis Resource - Provides education, documents, and an on-line community for Cognitive Task Analysis. (CTA describes some aspect of human operation and cognitive processing within a work domain.)
» Cognitive Technology Society - Concerned with the impact on human cognition of developments in information technology.
» CognitiveScience.org - CognitiveScience.org is an interactive online community for Cognitive Science and related fields. The site provides a discussion forum, academic listings, and links to related web sites.
» Computational Epistemology Lab - A facility for research into Cognitive Science and related areas of Philosophy. Headed by Paul Thagard, at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
» Developmental Neurolinguistics Lab, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center - Electrophysiology research investigating infant language development, language processing in normal monolingual and multilingual adults, and language processing in stuttering.
» Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science - Reference work (published 2003) from the publishers of the journal Nature. This site exists mainly to persuade you to buy the print encyclopedia, but also makes several sample entries available.
» European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering - Research areas: cognition and design (design knowledge and rationale, cognitive analysis), cognition and the use of machines (ergonomics, human factors) cognition and organizations (corporate memory, psycho-sociological issues).
» Face Blind - A personal account of face blindness (prosopagnosia), by a sufferer.
» Facial Expression Resources on the Web - Links to resources for research on facial expressions.
» Foresight Project - Cognitive Systems - British government program to promote research in cognitive sciences, neuroscience, and computer science.
» Going Inside - Science writer John McCrone's view of "the latest frontier in mind science" - a dynamical view of the brain and consciousness.
» Human Cognition in the Human Brain - Yehouda Harpaz' model of human cognition, along with links to associated texts, including extensive critiques of publications associated with cognitive science.
» Humanoid Robotics Group - MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory group led by Rodney Brooks. Working on robots Cog, Kismet, Coco & Macaco.
» Imagination is Greater than Knowledge - Outlines a subjective concept of science and the role of cognitive processes that support the structures of scientific theory.
» Imagination, Mental Imagery, Consciousness, Cognition: Science, Philosophy & History. - The philosophical, scientific, and historical study of imagination and mental imagery, and their role in consciousness and cognition. Material by the site's creator and many links to other related sites.
» Institut Jean-Nicod - An interdisciplinary lab at the interface between the humanities the social sciences and the cognitive sciences. Content in French and English.
» Institut des Sciences Cognitives - The National Center for Scientific Research in France promoting study of cognition, especially in humans. Many of the working papers and links to other websites are in English.
» Intelligent Systems - Online book on a machine learning system, by Walter Fritz.
» Interdisciplines: Art and Cognition - Virtual conference featuring ten target papers and discussions on the intersection between aesthetic experience, theories of perception and cognition. Content in english/french.
» Is the Brain Really Necessary? - Article from "Science" magazine about persons with "virtually no brain" but normal or above-average IQs.
» JND.org: In Praise of Good Design - The author of "The Design of Everyday Things" writes essays on design, education, emotion and design, people, technology and society, and television.
» MIT Cognet - Subscription based service from MIT Press giving access to full text coyrighted material, discussions, and news.
» MIT Press - Recent books on Cognition, Brain, and Behavior. -
» Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research, Berlin - Focused on the study of cognition and action.
» Memory Arena - A resource on memory and memory disorders. Information includes: books, journals, test publications, links to associations and upcoming conferences. From Psychology Press.
» Mental Models - The "mental models" theory of thinking and reasoning, as propounded by Kenneth Craik and Philip Johnson-Laird. Site created by Johnson-Laird and Ruth Byrne.
» Non-Cartesian Cognitive Science - Essays and many useful links on embodied and 'situated' approaches to cognition: ranging from Artificial Life to Phenomenology, and much else.
» ObjectCognition.net - Good collection of links to Cognitive Science Researcher's home pages, and to relevant journals (online and paper).
» Percepts and Concepts Laboratory - Researching the interactions between perception and cognition. Director: Robert Goldstone.
» Playroom - Links to many interactive illusions, demos, games and toys related to Cognitive Science.
» Prosopagnosia ( Face Blindness ) - The author explains this particular condition and how those afflicted with this condition use other techniques to recognize people.
» Prosopagnosia. - The condition of prosopagnosia, or "face blindness," from the perspective of a person who suffers from it.
» Snyder Laboratory - Studies the role of the parietal cortex in the processing of visual spatial information, and how such information is used to direct eye and arm movements. Many publications available online.
» Telerobotics and Neurology - At UC Berkeley. Studies of eye movements (scanpaths), image processing, and virtual reality.
» The Brain Research Company - A company providing a standardized "evidence based" profile of brain function and cognition.
» The Computer Revolution in Philosophy - An online (scanned) version of the seminal 1978 book by Aaron Sloman.
» The Human Nature Daily Review - Links, with brief abstracts, to recent news items in the brain and behavioural sciences, including the cognitive sciences, psychiatry, and anthropology - frequently updated.
» The Memory Exhibition - Explores the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of memory, from personal experiences to breakthroughs in cognitive science.
» The Millenium Project - The 100 Most Influential Works in Cognitive Science - A list of the 100 most influential works in cognitive science, with description and commentary on each work.
» The Mind Project - Illinois State University cognitive science research and curriculum development project.
» The Modularity Home Page - Links to resources and online papers on modularity in cognitive sciences, neurosciences, evolutionary biology and AI.
» Towards a cognitive science of science - A study of the cognitive basis of science. Special attention is given to implications for physics and mathematics. By Razvan Florian, a Romanian Physics student studying in Paris.
» University of Southern California Brain Project - Integrates research in the neuroscience of synaptic plasticity and visuomotor coordination with research in Neuroinformatics to study the relations between structure and function.
» Visual Illusions to Demonstrate an Empirical Theory of Vision - Article about a theory that all visual perceptions (illusory or otherwise) are an evolved set of behavioral reflexes.