This page aims to list resources that are useful for people who are relatively new to Cognitive Science, including students from universities that offer few programs or courses related to Cognitive Science.
The list below was compiled in 2021/2022 by Abhilasha Kumar, Charles Kemp and Eva Wittenberg with the help of many cognitive scientists who responded to a survey circulated on social media.
Anderson & Rosenfeld (eds), Neurocomputing: Foundations of research
Baron, Thinking and Deciding
Boden, Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science. Vol 1. Vol 2
Eysenck & Keane, Cognitive psychology: A students’ handbook
Osherson, ed, An Invitation to Cognitive Science.
O’Reilly, Munakata, Frank, Hazy et al, Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Posner, ed Foundations of Cognitive Science
Purves et al, Neuroscience
Smith & Kosslyn, Cognitive psychology: mind and brain
Stillings et al, Cognitive Science: An Introduction.
Wilson & Keil, ed The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences.
Paul Smolensky, What Kind of Computation is Human Cognition? A Brief History of Thought, 2020
The human language series.
Fred Cummins, Introduction to Cognitive Science, 2020
Deeplearning.ai (financial aid is available)
Mason, Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life
NPTEL courses including Introduction to Basic Cognitive Processes
Social Media Accounts
Cognitive Science Society on Twitter
Cognitive Science Society on Facebook