? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-4-CCP-PS

The goal of the course is to provide a critical understanding of the influential connectionist approach to cognition. The individual chapters of the set book will be supplemented by very recent, or in press,journal papers giving an insight into research in progress. Important phenomena in various aspects of cognition will be introduced before outlining connectionist models of the processes. In many cases the subject matter will complement other courses dealing with cognitive and neuropsychological phenomena. Although connectionist models are implemented on computers, the course does not require any facility with computers or computer programming.

? Pre-requisites : Normally Psychology Methodology 1 (U00651) or equivalent.

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

- Understanding of the key elements of connectionist theory

- How computational models help understanding of neuropsychological disorders

100% exam

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Anna Sim
Tel : (0131 6)50 3443
Email : Anna.Sim@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Richard Shillcock
Tel : (0131 6)50 4425
Email : R.Shillcock@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/