cognitive science

English

Etymology

The term cognitive science was coined by Christopher Longuet-Higgins in his 1973 commentary on the Lighthill report.

Noun

cognitive science (plural cognitive sciences)

1. The multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.

Usage notes

Cognitive science differs from cognitive psychology in that algorithms that are intended to simulate human behavior are implemented or implementable on a computer.

Synonyms

• cognitology

Translations

multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 認知科學／认知科学 (rènzhī kēxué), 认知科学 (rènzhī kēxué)

• Czech: kognitivní věda f
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• Finnish: kognitiotiede (fi)
• Portuguese: ciência cognitiva f
• Russian: когнити́вная нау́ка (ru) f (kognitívnaja naúka), когнитиви́стика (ru) f (kognitivístika)

See also

• cognitive psychology