cognitive science

During this Friday’s Public Affairs Discussion Group, faculty members Anthony Jack and Shannon E. French will explore the application of their work on the field of military ethics and the issue of what occurs when enemies are dehumanized. Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy a...

Neurology professor Peter Whitehouse will provide insight into the role of neuroscience and cognitive science in creating collective wisdom today from 4 to 5 p.m. in Crawford Hall 618 with his talk, “A neurosceptical and intergenerative view of the cognitive science of brain health.” This lecture w...

Ally Piepho’s parents thought of their daughter as a renaissance woman. The Naperville, Ill., native adored art, singing, writing and the sciences. In fact, she chose Case Western Reserve in part because she could pursue multiple disciplines with equal passion. Ally’s first semester included course...

Humans can’t be empathetic and logical at the same time PopSci: A new study led by Anthony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, found that separate pathways in our brains are used alternately for empathetic and analytic problem solving. So, “when you’re busy empathizing, the neural netwo...

A study led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of East London UK, and Swansea University UK, is the first to show the effects of the drug ecstasy on fetal and infant development. Ecstasy is a stimulant and hallucinogen, and is one of the most...

Alpha Phi Omega leaders congratulated the chapter on having the 400,000th inductee. From left: Ashleigh Lawrence, Alpha Phi Omega Section 59 chair; Melody Martin, Alpha Phi Omega region V director; Melinda Ashe, national initiate No. 400,000; and Bob London, Alpha Phi Omega national executive direct...