This course will emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to the study of intelligent systems, both natural and artificial. Cognitive science synthesizes research from cognitive psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, and contemporary philosophy. Special attention will be given to the philosophical foundations of cognitive science, information theory, symbolic and connectionist architectures, the neural basis of cognition, perception, learning and memory, language, action, reasoning, expert systems, and artificial intelligence. Requirements: several short papers and self-paced weekly computer lab exercises. Prerequisites: Psychology 101 or Philosophy 102 or Computer Science 134 or permission of instructors. Background in more than one of these is recommended. Enrollment limit: 25 (expected: 25). Satisfies one semester of the Division II requirement.