# Cognitive Science **Domain:** Mind / Computation / Behavior **Doc Type:** Canonical Discipline Node **Maturity:** Foundational ## Definition **Cognitive science** is the interdisciplinary study of perception, learning, memory, language, reasoning and action across psychology, neuroscience, computer science, linguistics, philosophy and related fields. ## Evolutionary Nexus [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] connects cognitive science to evolutionary history through comparative cognition, machine learning and cultural transmission. ## Continuity Context No single cognitive benchmark establishes personhood or continuity. A valid account must integrate embodiment, development, memory organization, metacognition and relation while preserving uncertainty about subjective experience. ## See Also [[wiki/Primatology|Primatology]], [[wiki/Machine Learning|Machine Learning]], [[wiki/Embodied Cognition|Embodied Cognition]], [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]]