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Cognitive Neuroscience Robotics – Part A

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Overview

Cognitive Neuroscience Robotics is an interdisciplinary area for development of new information and robot technology systems based on understanding higher functions of the human brain, with the integration of cognitive science, neuroscience, and robotics.

This course introduces Cognitive Neuroscience Robotics with two approaches: the synthetic and the analytic approach. The synthetic approach means an engineering approach to understand human cognitive functions synthetically, trying to understand human cognitive functions by replicating them as artificial systems and putting them into social environments. Specifically, it develops artificial systems such as robots based on findings in neuroscience and physiology, and investigates how they could acquire intelligent behaviors through interaction with others and the environment.

On the other hand, human cognitive activities are investigated analytically. They are supported by higher functions of the brain and have been examined by psychological experiments or brain imaging. With the analytic approach, psychologists, cognitive scientists, and medical doctors are pursuing an understanding of the mechanism of the mind and its biological basis, with the help of engineering and philosophy.

This program will help students make a basis for interdisciplinary research by providing opportunities to understand what is undertaken in other disciplines and how to collaborate and exchange ideas with people from other disciplines. We expect many motivated students to apply.

Taught by

Minoru Asada, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Koh Hosoda and Yukie Nagai

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3.8 rating, based on 5 Class Central reviews

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  • This is a nice course, although it may seem a bit too short, so I hope that the second part will compensate. It's a nice interdisciplinary introduction, with psychological aspects, problems in cognitive neuroscience, and advances in robotics and computer science. Quizzes are easy, and maybe too easy. A project of a kind would be a nice addition to the course.
  • Anonymous
    Very interesting subject.........................................................................................................................
  • Anonymous
    Very interesting subject..........just go ahead......................................................
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