cognitive science

Francesca Brittan, PhD, associate professor of music and head of musicology at Case Western Reserve University, co-edited and contributed to The Attentive Ear: Sound, Cognition, and Subjectivity in the Long Nineteenth Century, recently published through University of Pennsylvania Press. The book…

From sharing Peruvian folk dance to providing quality care to patients of various backgrounds, individuals of Hispanic and Latine heritage are engaged with countless facets of Case Western Reserve University.In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place annually from Sept. 15 through…

Each year, National Girls and Women in Sports Day—celebrated the first Wednesday of February—shines a spotlight on the achievements, resilience and impact of women athletes nationwide. At Case Western Reserve University, that legacy is written into the record books. For decades, women…

Theater and cognitive science don’t seem to have much in common on the surface. But Case Western Reserve University student Sydney Raby finds them to be the perfect combination for a future career as a speech-language pathologist. “I’ve always loved storytelling and understanding how people…

Vera Tobin Whether solving a crossword, tackling a Sudoku or completing a jigsaw puzzle, engaging with brain teasers allows many to sharpen their minds by challenging them to think critically, solve problems and recognize patterns. To piece together some cognitive impacts of puzzles, The…

Fey Parrill Fey Parrill, professor and chair of the Department of Cognitive Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently won the Rosalind Franklin Society (RFS) Awards in Science for her paper “Revisioning Cognitive Science Through Holistic Science, Biophilia, and Indigenous Ways of…

Soccer put Case Western Reserve University on Katherine Shiells’s radar. Initially recruited to play on the varsity women’s soccer team, Shiells was sold by the university’s rigorous academic and competitive athletic offerings. Katherine Shiells While Shiells’s soccer career came to an…

Since its establishment in the 1980s, Women’s History Month has taken place each March to encourage the study, observance and celebration of women’s vital impacts on American history. Such impacts are evident throughout Case Western Reserve’s past and present, from the university’s origins as…

What do neuroscience and jigsaw puzzles have in common? Find out during an upcoming event hosted by the Department of Cognitive Science. “Brainwaves” will be held Monday, Feb. 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Cleveland Hearing & Speech Building, Room 401. This talk will explore the literal…

Mark Turner, professor of cognitive science, published a book with Cambridge University Press Dec. 1. In Copilots for Linguists: AI, Constructions, and Frames, Turner shows how to conduct research with AI, specifically by using Large Language Foundation Models. It provides research designs and…