Mind, Brain, and Behavior

Mind, Brain, and Behavior

The Mind, Brain, and Behavior (MBB) concentration seeks to understand how humans, animals, and robots are able to acquire, represent, and use knowledge.
The discipline combines the insights from several other fields, including neuroscience, computer science, psychology, linguistics, animal behavior, genetics, and philosophy, to work toward an understanding of the brain and the mind. The MBB concentration is a secondary field of study that requires a student to complete a major in a primary discipline.
Why would I want to study Mind, Brain, and Behavior?
If you are interested in neuroscience, artificial intelligence, philosophy of mind, animal behavior, linguistics, or psychology, you might want to broaden your expertise to include the study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior (MBB). MBB is not merely the intersection of several disciplines; it is really a new paradigm based on the application of wide ranging methodologies to understand a core set of problems involving the mind and brain.
Who can pursue a degree in MBB?
Any undergraduate at Bard can pursue studies in MBB. MBB is a concentration rather than a program, so an interested student must moderate into a program (primary discipline) and complete its requirements, in addition to pursuing studies in MBB.
Which programs are compatible with this concentration?
We believe that any program can be enhanced by adding the study of cognition. That said, the degree in MBB has the greatest overlap with biology, computer science, philosophy, and psychology, so it is generally most straightforward to combine MBB with one of these fields. If you need help deciding whether MBB can fit with your academic plans, contact one of the MBB faculty members

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