Admission requirements
It is recommended that students have completed an introductory course in cognitive science or psychology.
Description
Cognition and Computation is an interdisciplinary course that explores the computational nature of human cognition. The course focuses on understanding how the human mind processes information, makes decisions, and solves problems using computational approaches. Students will gain insights into the underlying mechanisms of cognition and the computational methods employed to simulate and study cognitive processes. Topics covered include perception, attention, memory, learning, language processing, decision-making, and problem-solving.
Course objectives
Understand the fundamental concepts and theories in cognitive psychology and computational modeling.
Apply computational methods to analyze and simulate cognitive processes.
Analyze and evaluate empirical research in the field of cognition and computation.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, about cognitive processes and computational modeling.
Timetable
You will find the timetables for all courses and degree programmes of Leiden University in the tool MyTimetable (login). Any teaching activities that you have sucessfully registered for in MyStudymap will automatically be displayed in MyTimetable. Any timetables that you add manually, will be saved and automatically displayed the next time you sign in.
MyTimetable allows you to integrate your timetable with your calendar apps such as Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and other calendar apps on your smartphone. Any timetable changes will be automatically synced with your calendar. If you wish, you can also receive an email notification of the change. You can turn notifications on in ‘Settings’ (after login).
For more information, watch the video or go the the 'help-page' in MyTimetable. Pleas note: Joint Degree students Leiden/Delft have to merge their two different timetables into one. This video explains how to do this.
Mode of instruction
The course will consist of a combination of lectures and take-home assignments. In-class discussions will encourage active engagement and application of concepts.
Assessment method
The final grade for this course is determined by the average of four take-home assignments. Three of these assignments will be made in groups (each 17% of final grade), one will be an individual assignment (50%). If the individual assignment has an insufficient grade (
Reading list
Capita selecta.
Registration
From the academic year 2022-2023 on every student has to register for courses with the new enrollment tool MyStudymap. There are two registration periods per year: registration for the fall semester opens in July and registration for the spring semester opens in December. Please see this page for more information. An exemption is the fall semester for 1st year bachelor students, the student administration will enroll this group.
Please note that it is compulsory to register for every exam and retake. Not being registered for a course means that you are not allowed to participate in the final exam of the course.
Extensive FAQ on MyStudymap can be found here.
Contact
Course coordinator: dr. ir. Roy de Kleijn
Remarks
Not applicable.