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Cognitive science
Cognitive science is science of the mind&sbquo or the mechanism of the brain&sbquo in order to clarify the functions of the brain and mind based on information science methodology and thereby deepen our understanding of the human being. It is therefore thought that the subject of cognitive science is derived from its interdisciplinary nature through such fields as psychology&sbquo linguistics&sbquo information science&sbquo neural science&sbquo education science and cultural anthropology. As for methodologies for understanding the human being&sbquo there is the domain of philosophy as an integrated system that runs through traditional fields&sbquo and the domain of cognitive science as a systematic discipline to understand the functions of the brain and mind from the point of view of empirical science. Cognitive science&sbquo in particular&sbquo is characterized by the concept of information and the methodologies of information science. The term "cognitive science" was first used in the subtitle of the book Representation and Understanding (written by D. Bobrow & A. Collins) published in 1975. Today's cognitive science has been developed in the following directions: (1) clarification of the expression of information processing and information usage in the brain and mind&sbquo (2) correspondence between each cerebral and mental function&sbquo (3) the design and use of artifacts and environment&sbquo and the design of various systems and organizations for medical and educational sciences&sbquo and other applications. Cognitive science is a learning theory that serves as an indispensable foundation and background for design&sbquo and is even predictive of its very application. For example&sbquo cognitive science will bolster systems for designing machines and human interfaces that are easy to use and maintain for human beings&sbquo for designing life environments&sbquo educational environments&sbquo medical welfare environments and social organizations&sbquo and for designing information discovery methods from mass data. Communication through design&sbquo by eliciting and deepening the functions of the brain and mind that are the subjects of cognitive science&sbquo can be expected to become more accurate. In short&sbquo design and cognitive science are in an interdisciplinary relationship.