DEC ENS - France in the United Kingdom

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