Ecole normale supérieure Dept d Etudes Cognitives (DEC) Dept of Cognitive Sciences Ecole normale supérieure 45 rue d Ulm 75230 Paris cedex 05 Tél +33(0)1 44 32 30 00 Télécopie +33(0)1 44 32 20 99 www.ens.fr
Research & Teaching The Dept of Cognitive Sciences (DEC) is a multidisciplinary dept, conducting research and offering advanced training in 6 main disciplines: Philosophy of mind & language Cognitive Neurosciences, neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry Anthropology, Economy & Social Sciences Mathematics & Computational sciences, Logic Experimental & Cognitive Psychology, Developmental psychology, Psychophysics Linguistics (phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics)
7 Laboratories Cognitive Neurosciences, Computational sciences : LNC Philosophy of mind & language, philosophy of social sciences : IJN Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics: LSCP Psychophysics, Integrative neurosciences, Psychoacoustics : APMN Neuropsychology : NPI Philosophy of sciences, Logic, Decision theory: IHPST Linguistics: SIGMA-Ling Réseau d Information en Sciences Cognitives : RISC Two research groups are associated to these Labs: New teaching technologies: COMPAS Learning, Communication & Scientific Education : TRACES 3 Scientific Platforms (participants: newborns, adults; technics: experimental psychology, brain-imaging) (e.g., CENIR)
Assessment of Research Scientific Advisory Committee Pr Jean-Pierre CHANGEUX (President & Chairman) Pr Stanislas DEHAENE (Vice-President) Neurosciences : Wolf SINGER (Max-Planck Institut) Psychology : Sue CORKIN (MIT) Psychophysics : Isabelle PERETZ (Montreal, Brams) Neuropsychology : Tim SHALLICE (SISSA) Neuroimaging : Karl FRISTON (Institute of Neurology) Cognitive Neurosciences: Richard FRACKOWIAK (Lausanne) Linguistics : Alec MARANTZ (NYU) Philosophy : Tamar GENDLER (Yale) Logic : Robert STALNAKER (MIT) Neurocomputation : Peter DAYAN (Gatsby Unit) Social sciences : Richard BRADLEY (LSE)
Teaching Masters Cognitive Sciences : Cogmaster Linguistics : Master de sciences du langage International Master : Dual Masters in Brain and Mind Sciences *** coll.uk-france France (UPMC; ENS)-UK (UCL); 12 students (2008-2009) (http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/education/msc-brain-mind.htm) Academics 13 (6 ENS, 6 partner Univ P4, P5, P8, P10, P12) Student # Cogmaster (master in cognitive sciences): 80 Linguistics : 10 Mind and brain sciences : 12 Normaliens & EAD 18 Ph.D. students 76 Postdocs 21
Scientific Collaborations with UK ~30 running collaborative projects with ENS (80% funded) Short-term & Long-term collaborations 15 British Universities involved Student mobility in about 50% of coll. projects
Scientific Collaborations with UK DEC- Student ENS Discipline University/UK Department/Laboratory - UK Grants/Funded collab. exch. IJN-LSCP Linguistics Oxford Linguistics, Philosophy,All souls college ESF Yes IJN-LSCP Linguistics, Psychology Cardiff Psychology No No IJN Philosophy Bristol Philosophy ESF EUROCORE CNCC 2006-2009 No IJN Philosophy Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham Philosophy AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) No IJN Philosophy Hertfordshire Philosophy AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) Yes IJN Philosophy London Institute of Philosophy FP7-EU (Marie Curie) Yes IJN Philosophy St Andrews Philosophy AHRC + FP7-EU (Marie Curie) Yes IJN Philosophy Aberdeen NIP (Northern Institute of Philosophy) FP7-EU (Marie Curie) Yes IHPST Philosophy St Andrews Philosophy ANR-France Yes IHPST Philosophy Aberdeen Philosophy ANR-France No IHPST Philosophy Oxford Philosophy ANR-France No IHPST Philosophy Edinburgh Computer science ESF-Eurocores No IHPST Philosophy Bristol Philosophy ESF-Eurocores No IHPST Philosophy Oxford Computer science ESF-Eurocores No IHPST Philosophy LES Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method NWO, ENS No IHPST Philosophy Kent Philosophy No No LSCP Cognitive Neurosciences - MRC Cambridge No Yes LSCP Cognitive Neurosciences Oxford Psychology DGA/REI-France No IJN Cognitive Psychology Durham Psychology No Yes LSCP Cognitive Psychology UCL Div of Psychol & Lang Sci.; Dept of Speech, Hear & Phon Sci British Academy Small Research Grant No LNC Computer science/math Cambridge Dept of Engineering UK-France Alliance grant Yes LNC Computer science/math UCL The Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research No Yes LNC Computer science/math Edinburgh Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation UK-France Alliance grant Yes APMN Neurosciences UCL Ear Institute BBSRC No APMN Psychology UCL Ear Institute Royal Society, ANR-France Yes APMN Psychology Cambridge Physiology/Development/Neurosciences ANR-France Yes APMN Neurosciences Cambridge Physiology/Development/Neurosciences ENS (Invited Professorship) No APMN Psychology Cambridge Psychology Royal Society, ENS-France Yes