Psychiatry and Psychology

Cognitive Science

The study of the precise nature of different mental tasks and the operations of the brain that enable them to be performed, engaging branches of psychology, computer science, philosophy, and linguistics. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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The study of the precise nature of different mental tasks and the operations of the brain that enable them to be performed, engaging branches of psychology, computer science, philosophy, and linguistics. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

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3 entry terms
  • Cognitive Sciences
  • Science, Cognitive
  • Sciences, Cognitive

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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  • Cognition (1981-1996)

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  1. F04.096w.628w.255w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cognitive Science. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019336. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019336
  2. Cognitive Science. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science
  3. Cognitive Science. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147638