Cognitive science

On this page you will find a selection of resources concerning Cognitive Science. You are welcome to contact us in case you need help, or if you have suggestions for additional information for the page.

Data

A list of repositories and websites for data to use in teaching exercises, projects, and self-directed practice

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OSF
A repository for pre-registering research projects and making research data and other materials available for the scientific community.
Figshare
A repository for making data from completed studies open for the scientific community.
Data Dryad
A repository for making data from completed studies open for the scientific community.
Our World in Data
Curated datasets relating to global problems
Google Dataset Search
Specialised search function for datasets in Google
KorpusDK
Text corpus for analysis of Danish language text data
CHILDES
Repository for child language data

Software

A list of software useful for cognitive science students

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UCloud
Cloud server for education and research in Denmark, heavily used in the cognitive science education
R
Statistical programming language used in many courses in cognitive science
R Studio
Developer environment for R
JAGS
Program for implementing Bayesian hierarchical models – accessed through R
Stan
Program for implementing Bayesian hierarchical models – accessed through R
Python
General purpose programming language used in many courses in cognitive science
Julia
Scientific computing language. Supplement to R and Python.
Jupyter
Developer environment for Julia, Python, and R

Reference Works

A list of places to acquire general knowledge in technical and conceptual areas in cognitive science

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StackOverflow
Q&A platform to ask and answer questions about programming and technology development. Great python and R communities, and great resource to troubleshoot and learn.
Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
Professionally written short form articles in topics in cognitive science. Newer project with a growing list of articles.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Professionally written long form articles in many topics in philosophy, including topics of special interest to cognitive science. Established project with many articles.

Article Databases

A collection of sources where you can get access to online articles in journals.

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Psycinfo
Searchable article database for research articles in all disciplines in psychology
Pubmed
Searchable article database for research articles in all disciplines in medical sciences
JSTOR
Searchable article database for research articles in all disciplines, with a focus on archiving older journal articles (back to 1880).

Educational resources

A list of educational resources, such as online courses

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Datacamp
Offers short courses on programming and software. Can often be used as a leg-up for more difficult course content.
Kaggle
Machine learning and data science community hosting models, datasets, and developer competitions. Can e used to extend learning from courses.
Google Crash Course
Google hosted environment for supplementary learning in machine learning.
Swap Language
Platform for language learning with lots of resources for learning Danish for international students.