Cognitive Science
Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field that studies the mind and its processes. It draws on multiple disciplines such as psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, and anthropology. The field aims to understand and formulate the principles of intelligence, focusing on how the mind represents and manipulates knowledge.
Areas of application
- psychology
- artificial intelligence
- linguistics
- philosophy
- neuroscience
- anthropology
Example
For instance, cognitive scientists may study how people process visual information and recognize objects, or how they use language to communicate with others.