Institute of Cognitive Science

The mission of the Institute of Cognitive Science (ICS) at CU-Boulder is to understand and enhance human cognition, learning, and development through the creation of interdisciplinary partnerships. ICS fosters rich scientific interchange across researchers from a broad range of disciplines including Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Philosophy, and Education.

Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of the mind, brain and intelligence, in both humans and machines.

Weekly Colloquia

Our colloquium series features local scholars, distinguished visitors, and panel discussions such as our popular "Converging on Cognition" sessions.

Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium (INC)

The Institute of Cognitive Science hosts a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging research facility. Under the leadership of Professor Marie Banich, INC brings together neuroscientists from across the Rocky Mountain region who study complex psychological processes such as addiction, pain, emotion, attention, sleep, learning and memory.

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ICS Colloquia Series: 2022-2023 Schedule Coming Soon

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The 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic year virtual colloquia are available for viewing.

Events & Announcements

Applications for Summer 2022 ICS Student Research & Travel Awards now open through July 15, 2022!

June 30, 2022

ICS Program Students are invited to apply for the Summer 2022 cycle of the ICS Student Research & Travel Awards. The deadline for applications is Friday, July 15 at 5pm. You must be a currently enrolled ICS Program Student in order to apply.

BIPOC Affinity and Equity Ally Monthly Meetups

June 29, 2022

Join colleagues building communities of learning at First Friday meetups.

Research Poster Session and iSAT Lab Demo, Wednesday, April 6, 2022

April 5, 2022

Join us at CINC, room 184G, on Wednesday, April 6th from 4:15-5:15pm to check out student research posters highlighting fNIRS (and other neuro-inspired) research from the fNIRS workshop, as well as a demo of the lab activities in the Institute on Student AI Teaming (iSAT). All are welcome!

Upcoming NIRX workshop at CINC, April 5-6, 2022

March 22, 2022

Come and join us for our first fNIRS workshop to be held at our CINC location!

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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Events

UPCOMING EVENTS: IDEC Meetings and Community Building Gatherings, BIPOC Affinity and Equity Ally Meetups

Featured Research at ICS

Michael Schneider, ICS PhD Student Nominated for Best Design Paper for the International Society of the Learning Sciences

June 29, 2022

Congratulations Michael for receiving a nomination from the Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Best Design Paper for the International Society of the Learning Sciences 2022 Annual Meeting. His paper titled ‘Scaffolding the Debugging Process in Physical Computing with Circuit Check’ was accepted for the International Society of the Learning Sciences 2022...