LS4106 : Cognition (Autumn 2025) | Academic Portal of IISER Kolkata

Details of LS4106 (Autumn 2025)

Level: 4

Type: Theory

Credits: 4.0

Course Code	Course Name	Instructor(s)
LS4106	Cognition	Annagiri Sumana, Anuradha Bhat, Koel Das

Syllabus
Introduction to cognition, Evolutionary perspective Brain and nervous system and molecular mechanisms of cognition Learning: Instrumental and Associative, Social learning among different groups of organisms (insects, fish, mammals etc.) Biological rhythms and orientation mechanisms Memory, consciousness;Decision making and rational behavior Social cognition,communication, game theory;Theory of mind Cognitive Neuroscience: Introduction to cognitive neuroscience; Neuroimaging methods in cognitive neuroscience; Object Recognition; Functional Specialization of high level vision; Attention

Syllabus

Introduction to cognition, Evolutionary perspective
Brain and nervous system and molecular mechanisms of cognition
Learning: Instrumental and Associative, Social learning among different groups of organisms (insects, fish, mammals etc.)
Biological rhythms and orientation mechanisms
Memory, consciousness;Decision making and rational behavior
Social cognition,communication, game theory;Theory of mind
Cognitive Neuroscience: Introduction to cognitive neuroscience; Neuroimaging methods in cognitive neuroscience; Object Recognition; Functional Specialization of high level vision; Attention

References
Neil R Carlson, Physiology of Behavior, Edition 10, Pearson Publishers, (2006) Pearce, J., Animal learning & Cognition: An introduction, Edition 3, Psychology Press (2011) D.M. Buss, The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, John Wiley and Sons (2011)

Sl. No.	Programme	Semester No	Course Choice
1	IP	1	Elective
2	IP	3	Elective
3	IP	5	Not Allowed
4	MP	1	Not Allowed
5	MP	3	Not Allowed
6	MR	1	Not Allowed
7	MR	3	Not Allowed
8	MS	3	Not Allowed
9	MS	5	Not Allowed
10	MS	7	Elective
11	MS	9	Elective
12	RS	1	Elective
13	RS	2	Elective