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University of Alberta Dictionary of Cognitive Science
Gotta give a glance to a dictionary that suggests it may do more harm than good.
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Gallery Of Cognitive Scientists
conveniently suitable for powerpoint presentations
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PSYCO 353 Foundations Of Cognitive Science - Fall 2006
Michael Dawson's exploration of the interdisciplinary nature of cognitive science and alternative approaches to classical cognitive science, connectionism and situated cognition
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PSYCO452 Minds And Machines - Winter 2007
Michael Dawson course on synthetic (vs analytic) approach in cognitive science. Based on his books Minds and Machines (2004) and Connectionism (2005)
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The Myth of Multitasking
Christine Rosen points to a spate of recent studies that suggest multitasking is a poor strategy for learning, and even if you do learn, that learning is less flexible and more specialized, so you cannot retrieve the information as easily.
more fromwww.thenewatlantis.com
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
more fromwww.brainrules.net
MU Psychologists Demonstrate Simplicity of Working Memory
The average person can keep just three or four things in their “working memory” or conscious mind at one time.
more fromwww.physorg.com
The whirl
The whirl is the cognitive challenge of the information age to which visual language offers a means to have new "ways of thinking, ways of meaning and ways of working"
more fromwww.davegray.info
Designing SOPs for Learners
poster presented at the AABB 2007
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Mind Hacks
Neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what's going on inside your brain.
more fromwww.mindhacks.com
Scents and Sensibility
Taste is mainly smell. And smell is a profound mystery...
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