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interdisciplinary scientific study of the mind and its processes
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cognitive science

Summary

cognitive science is a field of study[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,748 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cognitive science's instance of is recorded as field of study[3].
  • cognitive science is a type of psychology[4].
  • cognitive science is a type of philosophy of mind[5].
  • cognitive science is a type of linguistics[6].
  • cognitive science is a type of anthropology[7].
  • cognitive science is a type of neuroscience[8].
  • cognitive science's Commons category is recorded as Cognitive science[9].
  • cognitive science comprises artificial intelligence[10].
  • cognitive science comprises epistemology[11].
  • cognitive science comprises cognitive psychology[12].
  • cognitive science comprises neurophysiology[13].
  • cognitive science comprises cognitive linguistics[14].
  • cognitive science comprises nonverbal communication[15].
  • cognitive science's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cognitive science[16].
  • cognitive science's is the study of is recorded as thought[17].
  • cognitive science's is the study of is recorded as cognition[18].
  • cognitive science's is the study of is recorded as mental image[19].
  • cognitive science's practiced by is recorded as cognitive scientist[20].

Body

Definition and Type

cognitive science's instance of is recorded as field of study[3]. Recorded subclass of include psychology[4], philosophy of mind[5], linguistics[6], anthropology[7], and neuroscience[8].

Use and Application

Components include artificial intelligence[10], a type of technology[21]; epistemology[11], a branch of philosophy[22]; cognitive psychology[12], a branch of psychology[23]; neurophysiology[13]; cognitive linguistics[14], an interdisciplinary science[24]; and nonverbal communication[15], a form of communication[25].

Why It Matters

cognitive science ranks in the top 6% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,748 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Ann Eisenberg anthropology artificial intelligence behavioral sciences Christopher Summerfield cognition cognitive behavioral therapy Dan Hunter Daniela Bailer-Jones Daniel Dennett Daniel Kayser Deb Roy Derek Leben Diana Maynard Diogo Cortiz Douglas Hofstadter Edward de Bono Eris Chinellato Filippo Menczer Friedrich Hayek Fundus Heritage Ventures Gary Marcus Gary McGraw George Armitage Miller Gerald Jay Sussman Giles Oatley Giovanni Pascuzzi Giuseppe Lugano György Kampis Henry Brighton

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → cognitive scientist
    Is the study of → thought, cognition, mental image
    Instance of → field of study
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