A simple collection of key publications and events, focused on historical itemes (particularly prior to the 21st century).
For the purpose of generating large overviews or identifying specific lines of inquiry extending into the past, we're making a collection of
Please add to this Timeline Table and make pull requests to add specific instances for significant events or publications.
- Wikipedia: Cognitive Science (History)
- 2019: What Happened to Cognitive Science
- 2019: Opportunities and challenges for a maturing science of consciousness
| Date | Title | People | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience | Varela, Thompson, Rosch | |
| 1986 | First Cognitive Science Department | UC San Diego | |
| 1982 | First Undergraduate Degree in CogSci | Vassar College | |
| 1980 | Minds, Brains, and Programs | David Searle | Paper; The "Chinese Room Argument" published |
| 1973 | Lighthill Report | Report on state of AI; "Cognitive Science" coined in comments by C. Lounguet-Higgins | |
| 1959 | Review of Verbal Behavior | Noam Chomsky | |
| 1957 | Verbal Behavior | BF Skinner | |
| 1950s | "The Cognitive Revolution" |
Note: this table and resource list will be converted later into other educational materials, please bear with its rudimentary appearance for now - and feel free to make pull reqs to contribute!