# Cognitive science
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> Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes.[2] It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include language, perception, memory, attention, reasoning, and emotion; to understand these faculties, cognitive scientists bo ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science))
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## Summary
Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field that studies the mind and mental processes as a complex computational and representational system. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, [[Artificial_intelligence|artificial intelligence]], neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology, cognitive science examines how perception, memory, attention, reasoning, language, and emotion interact across multiple levels of organization—from neural circuits to symbolic reasoning to social behavior. At its core is the insight that thinking can be understood as [[Information|information]] processing: the mind represents the world through structured symbols and mental models, and operates on those representations through computational procedures that can be formalized, modeled, and studied.
## Key points
- Views the mind as a system that processes information through representational structures and procedures
- Integrates insights from multiple disciplines (neuroscience, psychology, AI, linguistics, philosophy)
- Explains cognition across levels of organization: from neural mechanisms to logic, planning, and behavior
- Treats language, reasoning, and [[Decision-making|decision-making]] as structured system-level processes
- Foundational to understanding artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and mental function
## Relation to System
Cognitive science treats the mind as a system composed of interacting subsystems (perception, memory, attention, reasoning) that process information and generate emergent behavior. This systems view has been essential to both understanding human cognition and designing artificial systems that mimic cognitive functions.
## Sources
- [Cognitive science — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science)
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