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Cognitive Science

Cognitive science is a truly interdisciplinary field that involves the knowledge and practices of a host of different studies including psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, computer science, linguistics, robotics, biology and logic. Simply put, cognitive science is the study of the capabilities of the mind and the processes that support such capabilities. Among the questions that cognitive scientists seek to answer are: What is thinking and under what circumstances is it instantiated? Can computers think? What are the primary elements of cognitive processes? What are the mechanisms of cognitive processes? What are the relations and interactions between cognition and the physical apparatus?

Cognitive scientists will oftentimes use scientific methods such as modeling or simulation in order to achieve their objectives. The scientists then perform empirical studies so as to review the models they have developed based on the different parts of cognition. Among the fundamental aspects that they focus on are the mechanisms that affect the acquiring and processing of data, since these mechanisms are directly related to cognition as seen in the areas of recognition, perception, comprehension, reasoning, language comprehension, problem solving, imagination and memory. There are a number of accomplishments credited to cognitive science. Some examples are behavioral finance and risk perception, as well as new theories relating to persuasion and coercion.

Web Resources On Cognitive Science

Wikipedia: Cognitive Science
Activity theory and Cognitive Sciences

Book Resources On Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Carolyn Sobel
Cognitive Science: An Introduction by Neil A. Stillings, et al

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