cognitive science

/ˌkɑgnədɪv ˌsaɪəns/
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Definitions of cognitive science
  1. noun
    the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind
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    type of:
    science, scientific discipline
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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