cognitive science
noun
: an interdisciplinary science that draws on many fields (such as psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and philosophy) in developing theories about human perception, thinking, and learning
cognitive scientist
noun
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Brubaker graduated in 2020 with his Bachelor of Arts in cognitive science and a minor in journalism, according to his LinkedIn.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 12 June 2025
This is an area where advances in cognitive science will point the way to a generation that is wired for perpetual learning.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
And so neuroscience brings this really low-level way of thinking about how might lot of small numerical operations allow certain more complex behaviors to emerge, and cognitive science can provide other kinds of insights.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2025
Feng Zhang, the James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at MIT and a professor of brain and cognitive sciences and biological engineering, was recognized for his work developing molecular tools, including the CRISPR genome-editing system.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 12 June 2025
This is an area where advances in cognitive science will point the way to a generation that is wired for perpetual learning.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
And so neuroscience brings this really low-level way of thinking about how might lot of small numerical operations allow certain more complex behaviors to emerge, and cognitive science can provide other kinds of insights.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2025
Feng Zhang, the James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at MIT and a professor of brain and cognitive sciences and biological engineering, was recognized for his work developing molecular tools, including the CRISPR genome-editing system.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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