Wiki: Cognition
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Cognition is the scientific term for “the process of thought“. Usage of the term varies in different disciplines; for example in psychology and cognitive science, it usually refers to an information processing view of an individual’s psychological functions. Other interpretations of the meaning of cognition link it to the development of concepts; individual minds, groups, and organizations.
The term cognition (Latin: cognoscere, “to know”, “to conceptualize” or “to recognize”) refers to a faculty for the processing of information, applying knowledge, and changing preferences. Cognition, or cognitive processes, can be natural or artificial, conscious or unconscious. These processes are analyzed from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of linguistics, anesthesia, neurology, psychology,philosophy, anthropology, systemics, computer science and creed. Within psychology or philosophy, the concept of cognition is closely related to abstract concepts such as mind, intelligence, cognition is used to refer to the mental functions, mental processes (thoughts) and states of intelligent entities (humans, human organizations, highly autonomous machines and artificial intelligences).
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Does Oxytocin Improve Social Cognition? | Found Article
I’ve written before about the importance of oxytocin in relationships, so I was interested in this recent study about oxytocin and social proficiency. At first glance, the results seem to indicate that oxytocin only increases “empathic accuracy” for those who weren’t good at it to begin with. However, I’m curious about other factors which may [...]
Found Article: Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind | Creative and Cognitive Brain
Musical training from a young age can help train the brain for future learning. In light of such important data, schools should be adding more music classes, not cutting them back, and in the case of very many school systems today, cutting them altogether. My other career choice would have been to be a professional [...]
Found Article: The Cognitive Cost Of Expertise | Cognitive Brain
Cognitive Brain: An interesting look on how our brain groups information together to be able to process patterns and familiar situations. But this might also lead to difficulties with introducing new material into a familiar situation. Article from WIRED of chess, expertise, and brain change. Author Credit Jonah Lehrer Enjoy! ~ Marsha In the 1940s, [...]
Why Early Reading is bad for your child | Early Brain Development
Why early reading – let alone from a DVD – is a lousy deal for your child. Most often, the bottom-line reason people find their way to my psychotherapy practice is because of relationship issues — struggling marriages, unsuccessful dating, lousy relationships with family and/or coworkers — and of course, their relationships with themselves are [...]
Found Article: Forgotten Memories Linger in the Brain
Until recently, when psychologists talked about “unconscious memories” from childhood influencing later behavior, the science behind it was, well, kinda fuzzy. As I’ve written previously, there is increasing evidence that early memories of attachment are stored in parts of the brain to which we don’t have conscious access, and yet which influence our relationship patterns [...]
