Cognitive neuroscience

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Cognitive Neuroscience

Cognitive Neuroscience (pronunciation: /ˈkɒgnɪtɪv ˌnjʊərəʊˈsaɪəns/) is a branch of neuroscience that studies the biological processes that underpin cognition, with a specific focus on the neural connections in the brain which are involved in mental processes.

Etymology

The term "Cognitive Neuroscience" is derived from the Latin word "cognitio", meaning "knowledge", and the Greek word "neuro", meaning "nerve", and "science", which is derived from the Latin word "scientia", meaning "knowledge".

Definition

Cognitive Neuroscience is the scientific field that is concerned with the study of the biological processes and aspects that underlie cognition, with a specific focus on the neural connections in the brain which are involved in mental processes. It combines the principles of psychology, biology, neurology, chemistry, and physics to understand the complex interactions of the human brain's neural circuitry that are responsible for thought processes.

Related Terms

  • Neuroplasticity: The ability of the brain to change throughout an individual's life.
  • Neuropsychology: The study of the structure and function of the brain as they relate to specific psychological processes and behaviors.
  • Cognitive Psychology: The study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking".
  • Brain Mapping: A set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of (biological) quantities or properties onto spatial representations of the (human or non-human) brain resulting in maps.

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