cognitive science
noun
: an interdisciplinary science that draws on many fields (such as psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and philosophy) in developing theories about human perception, thinking, and learning
cognitive scientist
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The key to this framework is a theory that’s risen to dominate cognitive science in the past decade or so: predictive processing.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Researchers like Simon Baron-Cohen and Alan Leslie have advanced the understanding of theory of mind in cognitive science, which informs the development of these agents in AI.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
For the future of our well-being, our communities, and our planet.
Esther Walker holds a doctorate in cognitive science and is the research director at the nonprofit organization Outride.
—Esther Walker, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
The second approach is less familiar to foreign policy analysts but is well supported by evidence from cognitive science.
—Janice Gross Stein, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2022
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Researchers like Simon Baron-Cohen and Alan Leslie have advanced the understanding of theory of mind in cognitive science, which informs the development of these agents in AI.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
For the future of our well-being, our communities, and our planet.
Esther Walker holds a doctorate in cognitive science and is the research director at the nonprofit organization Outride.
—Esther Walker, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
The second approach is less familiar to foreign policy analysts but is well supported by evidence from cognitive science.
—Janice Gross Stein, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2022
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“Cognitive science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognitive%20science. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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