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 connectionism, memory, learning, language processing, and decision-making.
Course objectives
Understand the fundamental concepts and theories in cognitive psychology and computational modeling.
Apply computational methods to analyze and simulate cognitive processes.
Implement computational models taken from seminal papers in cognitive science.
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
In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.
Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.
Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.
Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
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 (<5.5), there will be a re-sit opportunity. The maximum grade for the individual assignment will then be a 6.0.
Reading list
Capita selecta.
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
Contact
Course coordinator: dr. ir. Roy de Kleijn
Remarks
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.