In this note, the study of cognitive processes will be approached from a foundational perspective—we study problems and systems using both top-down and bottom-up analyses, rather than adopting an epistemological framework like that of Cognitive Science.
There is no single definitive book in cognitive science that comprehensively covers all foundational systems and concepts. The field is inherently interdisciplinary, and key knowledge is distributed across works in psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy.
In cognitive science, the goal is to construct models of cognitive agents, formally characterize their cognitive processes, and explain how these processes are implemented and supported by underlying neurobiological mechanisms (i.e., the brain's hardware).
Note: There are not great books to study cognitive sciences, so basically do papers.
Goals:
- In our study of cognition, we will examine cognitive processes as faculties of the brain, employing effective abstraction and neurobiological methods.
- Another part of our research will focus on the variation of cognition—that is, how different societies develop and use their shared cognitive faculties.
Index Qaestionum:
- How does the brain process information, and what neural mechanisms underlie cognition?
- How do people perceive and interpret sensory information, such as visual or auditory input?
- How do people attend to and focus on specific information, and what factors influence attentional processes?
- How do people learn, remember, and retrieve information, and what factors affect memory processes?
- How do people understand and produce language, and what neural and cognitive processes are involved?
- How do people reason and make decisions, and what factors influence these processes?
- How do people solve problems, and what cognitive strategies do they use?
- How do individual differences, such as age, personality, and culture, influence cognitive processes?
- How can cognitive science research inform the development of artificial intelligence and cognitive technologies?
- How to tell apart good and bad(just - so theories) theories that used adaptability arguments?