Premium
The Past, Present, and Future of Cognitive Architectures
Author(s) -
Taatgen Niels,
Anderson John R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
topics in cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.191
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1756-8765
pISSN - 1756-8757
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2009.01063.x
Subject(s) - cognition , cognitive architecture , cognitive science , simplicity , computer science , cognitive model , focus (optics) , cognitive psychology , convergence (economics) , quality (philosophy) , psychology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , epistemology , philosophy , physics , optics , economics , economic growth
Cognitive architectures are theories of cognition that try to capture the essential representations and mechanisms that underlie cognition. Research in cognitive architectures has gradually moved from a focus on the functional capabilities of architectures to the ability to model the details of human behavior, and, more recently, brain activity. Although there are many different architectures, they share many identical or similar mechanisms, permitting possible future convergence. In judging the quality of a particular cognitive model, it is pertinent to not just judge its fit to the experimental data but also its simplicity and ability to make predictions.