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

Examples of cognitive science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Input from psychology or cognitive science majors can help in designing approaches that adapt human learning and reasoning styles. —Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Brubaker graduated in 2020 with his Bachelor of Arts in cognitive science and a minor in journalism, according to his LinkedIn. —Caroline Blair, People.com, 12 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

Unfortunately, cognitive science research has shown that critical thinking is not an abstract quality or practice that can be developed on its own. —Lightning Jay, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cognitive science

• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance
• geoscience
• neuroscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience

Medical Definition

cognitive science

noun

: an interdisciplinary science that draws on many fields (as psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and philosophy) in developing theories about human perception, thinking, and learning

cognitive scientist noun