کتابی که در کلاس اصول علوم شناختی (از دروس اصلی کارشناسی ارشد علوم شناختی) توصیه می شود cognitive science:an introduction to the study of mind است که جی فریدمن (Jay Friedenberg) و گردن سیلورمن (Gordon Silverman) نوشته اند.

فصول این کتاب عبارتند از:

Introduction: Exploring Inner Space

The Philosophical Approach: Enduring Questions

The Psychological Approach: A Profusion of Theories

The Cognitive Approach 1: History, Vision, and Attention

The Cognitive Approach 2: Memory, Imagery, and Problem Solving

The Neuroscience Approach: Mind as Brain 

Outline: The Network Approach: Mind as a Web

The Evolutionary Approach: Change Over Time

The Linguistic Approach: Language and Cognitive Science

Artificial Intelligence 1: Definitional Perspective

Artificial Intelligence 2: Operational Perspective

Robotics: The Ultimate Intelligent Agent

Conclusion: Where We Go From Here