Cognition: How the Mind Works

Harvard FAS

This course focuses on the impressive human cognitive capacity, asking what a mind is and how we can find out. We will cover great debates, methods, and foundational topics within Cognitive Science and Cognitive Psychology, spanning questions like how we think, decide, remember, talk, perceive, and make meaning. Students in this course will gain experience (a) reading and evaluating classic texts, cutting-edge empirical research, and popular science, and (b) learning analytic skills they can…