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MSc in Cognitive Science

head-mounted eye movement tracker

A £6m research, training and commercialisation link with Stanford has secured Edinburgh's place as a leader in the development of speech technologies

Cognitive science studies how the mind works: it investigates human cognitive functions such as perception and action, memory and learning, language and communication, reasoning and problem solving. This makes it a versatile and intellectually stimulating subject to study.

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Edinburgh has internationally recognised strengths in cognitive science, with research focusing on language and communication, robotics and learning, neural computation, and philosophy of mind.

Development of speech technologies is a particular Edinburgh strength. The world famous Festival Speech Synthesis System was developed here.

Cognitive Science courses are grouped in two major areas of specialisation:

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