Computer Science 182

Title	The Neural Basis of Thought and Language
Units	4
Prerequisites	61B; Cognitive Science C101, Linguistics C105 or Cognitive Science C100, Psychology C120B; or consent of instructor.
Description	This is a course on the current status of interdisciplinary studies that seeks to answer the following questions: (1) How is it possible for the human brain, which is a highly structured network of neurons, to think and to learn, use, and understand language? (2) How are language and thought related to perception, motor control, and our other neural systems, including social cognition? (3) How do the computational properties of neural systems and the specific neural structures of the human brain shape the nature of thought and language? Much of the course will focus on the Neural Theory of Language (NTL), which seeks to answer these questions in terms of architecture and mechanism, using models and simulations of language and learning phenomena. Also listed as Cognitive Science C110 and Linguistics C109.
Exam Files	Available

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Spring 2008 Feldman 5.0 / 7 ± 0.7
4.7 / 7 ± 1.0

Spring 2007 Feldman 3.7 / 7 ± 0.9
3.8 / 7 ± 1.0

Spring 2006 (none)

Spring 2005 Feldman 4.7 / 7 ± 0.6
4.8 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 2004 Feldman 4.7 / 7 ± 0.5
4.2 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2003 Feldman 3.9 / 7 ± 0.5
3.8 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 2002 Feldman 4.6 / 7 ± 0.5
4.3 / 7 ± 0.8

Spring 2001 Feldman 4.3 / 7 ± 1.0
4.2 / 7 ± 1.2

Spring 2000 Feldman 5.3 / 7 ± 0.9
5.4 / 7 ± 0.9

Spring 1999 Feldman (1/2) 5.5 / 7 ± 0.8
5.6 / 7 ± 1.2

Spring 1999 Lakoff (2/2) 5.1 / 7 ± 0.9
5.0 / 7 ± 1.3

Spring 1998 Feldman 6.8 / 7 ± 0.3
6.6 / 7 ± 0.4

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Computer Science 182 4.7 / 7 ± 0.1
4.6 / 7 ± 0.1

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