Case Studies in Computational Modelling of Mind

• Credit value: 15 credits at Level 7
• Convenor: Dr Raffaele Tucciarelli
• Assessment:  a programming exercise (50%) and a 1000-1500-word report (50%)

In this module we discuss a range of case studies of computational models of cognition that reflect the expertise of a range of academic staff. Topics covered in the module will vary from year to year, but are likely to include:

• computational models of vision
• attention
• memory
• action selection
• infant learning
• language comprehension and production
• genetic effects
• reasoning and inference.

By the end of this module, you should:

• understand the role that empirical phenomena play in evaluating models
• be able to discuss a range of computational models that have been developed to account for empirical phenomena in a number of cognitive domains.