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| 1071-4933-01 | Semantic Integration: How Concepts are Represented and Integrated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
In a typical day, we are constantly integrating concepts into new ideas and meanings. How are concepts coded in the brain? What processes unfold when we integrate different concepts into a new one, or judge the relatedness of two distinct concepts? This course will review the current literature about concepts and their integration. The lectures will be organized around key articles that will be discussed in class. We will first review the different theories of concept representation in the brain. Then, we will focus on the possible mechanisms by which these concepts are manipulated and integrated together – a key feature for learning, creativity and thinking in general.