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'''Cognition''' is a [[concept]] used in different ways by different disciplines, but is generally accepted to mean the process of [[thought]].  

'''Cognition''' is a [[concepts|concept]] used in different ways by different disciplines, but is generally accepted to mean the process of thought.  

For example, in [[psychology]] and [[cognitive science]] it refers to an [[information processing]] view of an individual's psychological functions. Other interpretations of the meaning of ''cognition'' link it to the development of ''concepts''; [[individual]] [[mind]]s, groups, organizations, and even larger coalitions of entities, can be modelled  as ''[[society|societies]]'' which cooperate to form [[concepts]]. The autonomous elements of each 'society' would have the opportunity to demonstrate emergent behavior in the face of some crisis or opportunity. Cognition can also be interpreted as "understanding and trying to make sense of the world".[http://psychology.about.com/od/cindex/g/def_cognition.htm][http://crede.berkeley.edu/tools/glossary.html]

For example, in [[psychology]] and [[cognitive science]] it refers to an [[information processing]] view of an individual's psychological functions. Other interpretations of the meaning of ''cognition'' link it to the development of ''concepts''; [[individual]] [[mind]]s, groups, organizations, and even larger coalitions of entities, can be modelled  as ''[[society|societies]]'' which cooperate to form [[concepts]]. The autonomous elements of each 'society' would have the opportunity to demonstrate emergent behavior in the face of some crisis or opportunity. Cognition can also be interpreted as "understanding and trying to make sense of the world".[http://psychology.about.com/od/cindex/g/def_cognition.htm][http://crede.berkeley.edu/tools/glossary.html]

==Introduction==

==Introduction==

The term '''cognition''' ([[Latin]]: ''cognoscere'', "to know" or "to recognize") refers to a faculty for the processing of [[information]], applying [[knowledge]], and changing preferences. Cognition, or cognitive processes, can be natural or artificial, conscious or unconscious. These processes are [[analysis|analyzed]] from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of anesthesia, neurology, [[psychology]], [[philosophy]], and [[computer science]]. Within psychology or philosophy, the concept of cognition is closely related to abstract [[concept]]s such as [[mind]], [[reason|reasoning]], [[perception]], [[intelligence]], learning, and many others that describe capabilities of the mind and expected properties of an artificial or synthetic “mind”. Cognition is considered an abstract property of advanced living [[organism]]s and is studied as a direct property of a brain (or of an abstract mind) on at the factual and symbolic levels.  

The term '''cognition''' ([[Latin]]: ''cognoscere'', "to know" or "to recognize") refers to a faculty for the processing of [[information]], applying [[knowledge]], and changing preferences. Cognition, or cognitive processes, can be natural or artificial, conscious or unconscious. These processes are [[analysis|analyzed]] from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of anesthesia, neurology, [[psychology]], [[philosophy]], and [[computer science]]. Within psychology or philosophy, the concept of cognition is closely related to abstract [[concept]]s such as [[mind]], [[reason|reasoning]], [[perception]], [[intelligence]], learning, and many others that describe capabilities of the mind and expected properties of an artificial or synthetic “mind”. Cognition is considered an abstract property of advanced living [[organism]]s and is studied as a direct property of a brain (or of an abstract mind) on at the factual and symbolic levels.