These sites may be a useful source of ideas for your term paper,or for general interest. See the list of additional references for more information. Also, examine the resources on the web site for the textbook.
Cognitive Science: General Links
Cognitive Science Society
A site for researchers from all disciplines involved in the cognitive sciencesCognitive Science Journal Archives
A search engine for articles in a major journalMIT CogNet
Resources provided by MIT Press.Indiana Archives of Cognitive Science
A site designed to promote the study of cognitive science among undergraduatesStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The SEP entry for cognitive scienceHuman Nature Review
A source of analysis and commentary on a wide variety of approaches to understanding human natureNeuroethics
Information on neuroethics provided by the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of PennsylvaniaNeuroethics Society
Society organized to promote the responsible application of neuroscienceCognitive Science Web Sites
A set of links compiled by the Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo, CanadaPublications by Daniel Dennett
Recent papers on a variety of topics by an author who is always interesting.
David Chalmers' Web Resources
Chalmers is a noted researcher on consciousness. His collection of web links is a valuable source for information on many topicsDennett's Multiple Drafts Model
Dennett's alternative to the "Cartesian theater" view of consciousnessJournal of Consciousness Studies
A leading journal in the area that covers both scientific and humanist approachesAssociation for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
Promoting research on the nature, function, and mechanisms of consciousness in the sciences and humanitiesStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The SEP entry for consciousnessDavid Lodge on Consciousness Studies
A review of Lodge's volume of essays, Consciousness and the Novel.Essay on the work of Michael Gazzaniga
A summary of Gazzaniga's work on consciousness and the brain.
Evolutionary Psychology
"Great Ideas in Personality" web site maintained by Scott ActonEvolutionary Psychology
An interdisciplinary journal or research and theoryEvolutionary Psychology: A Primer
An introduction to the field by Cosmides and ToobyRecent Research at the Center for Evolutionary Psychology
Good examples of the kind of research inspired by the Cosmides and Tooby approach
What Is Artifical Intelligence?
A simple introduction written by John McCarthyStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The SEP entry for artificial intelligenceAI Magazine
Published by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks
An explanation of the basic principles behind neural networksNeural Networks & Connectionist Systems
Produced by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial IntelligenceNeural Network Modeling Resources
Resources provided by the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
ACT-R
A theory about how human cognition works, implemented as a production system architecture
Emotion: Feelings and Expressions
Kismet
An emotional robotThe Naked Face
New Yorker article by Malcolm GladwellPaul Ekman
Web site for a pioneer researcher in the study of emotions and facial expressions.A. T. Chamberlain, On The Evolution of Human Aesthetic Preferences
A paleontologist's perspective on visual aesthtic preferencesBeauty Check
Examples of the determinants of physical attractivenessSteven Pinker on Violence
Pinker's lecture about the history of violence, debunking the "noble savage" myth
A History of Violence
Pinker's Edge Foundation essay on the same theme
Two Cultures: Science and Humanities
Phillip Griffiths Looks at 'Two Cultures' Today
Transcipt of an address in 1995 concerning science and its criticsEdge Foundation: The Third Culture
Scientists and other thinkers attempting to render visible the deeper meanings of our livesProust wasn't a neuroscientist
Daniel Engber's review of a book by Jonah Lehrer. A general commentary on the misuse of neuroscience by some literary authors and critics.
Cognitive Studies of Literature
On Fiction
An on-line magazine on the psychology of fictionThe Secrets of Storytelling
Scientific American article on why we love a good yarnLiterature and Evolutionary Theory
Program from a conference held at University of Leiden
The lighter side: Postmodernism and the Brights
A Physicist Experiments With Cultural Studies
An account of what might have been a hilarious parody, were it not taken seriously.Papers by Alan Sokol on the "Social Text" affair
A fuller account of the events.The Postmodernism Generator
Write your own postmodernist paper.The Brights
Meet the Brights - Daniel Dennett, Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, James Randi, and others. Join them if you like.