Cognitive science is the study of the human mind and brain focusing on how the mind represents and manipulates knowledge and how mental representations and processes are realized in the brain Conceiving of the mind as an abstract computing device instantiated in the brain cognitive scientists seek to understand the mental computations underlying cognitive functioning and how these computations are implemented by neural tissue Also of central interest in cognitive science are questions about how cognitive functions develop and how they break down when the brain is damaged Cognitive science is a relatively new field having emerged at the interface of cognitive psychology linguistics neuroscience philosophy and computer science As a consequence of this diverse ancestry cognitive science incorporates a variety of perspectives and methodologies including linguistic analysis empirical studies of normal cognitive functioning in adults developmental studies of children cognitive neuropsychological research on cognitive deficits functional neuroimaging studies and computational modeling

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