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Comment author: ChrisHallquist 12 June 2012 10:10:30AM 0 points [-]

Forgive me for possible cluelessness, but isn't cognitive science an umbrella term that covers psychology, neuroscience, AI, etc., and which you could therefore get into through a program in any of those things?

But I take it there are programs that are labeled "cognitive science" programs. Links to more information on them in general, how to apply to them, etc?

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 12 June 2012 11:07:10AM *  1 point [-]

For example, my alma mater, ASU, has a PhD program in Simulation, Modeling, and Applied Cognitive Science. There are similar programs at other schools. As far as I can tell, they allow students to take classes in all the disciplines you mentioned, but allow them to perform research that doesn't fit uniquely into their individual domains.