Cognitology

Cognitology is the study of cognition - the processes by which information is perceived, processed, stored and acted upon by biological and artificial systems. This field integrates knowledge from neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, artificial intelligence and computational modelling to understand the mechanisms underlying thought, perception, learning, decision-making and consciousness.

Cognitology's fundamental aim is to unify the study of natural and artificial cognition, recognising that the principles governing human thought, animal behaviour and machine intelligence often intersect. By focusing on the shared foundations of information processing, the field aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of cognitive systems, from the neural circuitry of the brain to the algorithms driving machine learning.