Cognitive Science is a fast-paced, "hot" field, with new research coming out all the time, and it's really exciting. But it can be difficult to find out about all this new stuff, and articles straight out of academic journals are often challenging to understand. This blog is meant to make it easier for anyone with a blossoming interest in Cognitive Science to know what's new and exciting in Cognitive Science. You can expect to see posts regarding academic articles, research, reviews, blogs, books, people, events, and anything else pertinent to Cognitive Science. This blog will be maintained by the UC Berkeley Cognitive Science Students Association. (who's that? Keep reading!)
If you've checked out the Cognitive Science interdisciplinary major program at UC Berkeley, then you've heard of the Cognitive Science Students Association (CSSA). We're a small group of Cal students dedicated to building community with anyone interested in Cognitive Science and any of the related fields. Since Berkeley has no formal CogSci department, we hold events to support CogSci students and enrich their curriculum, such as our "Feel Dead Brains" neuroanatomy talk and hands-on ,workshop, "Professors Eat Too" (PET) events where students share a meal with a professor in the cognitive sciences, class schedule workshops, socials, and our newest event, the annual California Cognitive Science Conference, bringing together students and researchers from on campus and across the world to hear talks, view demonstrations, participate in workshops, and submit and appreciate undergraduate research in the cognitive sciences. It's pretty fun.
Various CSSA members will contribute to this blog. MadCog is the 2009-2010 CSSA treasurer, and is REALLY into reading blogs about the brain, mind, behavior, cognitive, and cognitive science. She is a third-year cognitive science major at Berkeley and has been a member of CSSA since 2009.
* Whoa! You mean, you've never heard of the awesomeness that is Cognitive Science? Don't worry, I did all the googling for you. Here's the wiki, the UCB major page, the Berkeley CSSA website, the Cognitive Science Society homepage, and the Institute of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at UCB (because that page has the best cognitive science logo image out there.)
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