How to Use cognitive science in a Sentence

cognitive science

noun
  • So in cognitive science this is a role that philosophers can play.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2018
  • But there is still a lot more to be learned about how to best apply cognitive science to our everyday problems.
    Christopher Chabris, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Journalists don’t study the field of cognitive science.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 5 Feb. 2019
  • In the end, an Eastern view of the mind can mesh well with modern cognitive science—a fact that Pinker could have usefully pondered before writing this book.
    Robert Wright, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Other journals in cognitive science have moved in the same direction in recent years.
    Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But little of that evidence from cognitive science is reflected in the practice guide, or in the research the panel surveyed.
    Natalie Wexler, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Mednick, who lives in Kensington, is a professor of cognitive science at UC Irvine.
    Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
  • Talusan also spent time as a child actor, photographer, playwright, and for a time worked at an MIT cognitive science lab.
    Wired Staff, Wired, 2 July 2020
  • The hobby also proved a way to bond with his brother, now a 20-year-old studying cognitive science at Johns Hopkins University.
    Kathy Boccella, Philly.com, 21 May 2018
  • Yale suspended Khan, who was studying cognitive science, after his arrest more than two years ago.
    Fox News, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Calkins is far from alone in adopting an approach to both aspects of reading—word recognition and comprehension—that conflicts with cognitive science.
    Natalie Wexler, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
  • The study used the tools of cognitive science to address old philosophical questions, a collaboration of methods and ideas that Firestone hopes to see continue into the future.
    Shayla Love, Scientific American, 10 July 2023
  • The jury consists of professionals in the art, cognitive science and education fields, according to a press release from the museum.
    Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • After graduating in 2019 with a degree in cognitive science and a minor in Chicana/o-Latina/o studies, Sergio moved back home to work for a year and help with the bills before applying to medical school.
    ProPublica, 9 May 2021
  • At the heart of the shift are teaching methods that combine cognitive science and secure attachment theory, which promotes the emotional bond between caregiver and child.
    Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Tenenbaum says evidence from cognitive science also suggests that the human brain does something similar when a person looks around.
    Will Knight, Wired, 7 Feb. 2022
  • There is a long and rich tradition of debate in philosophy and cognitive science about the nature of those entities, which the three main aliens resolve with impressive practical acumen.
    A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
  • His prescient thinking has not gone unnoticed in the cognitive science world — or by today’s technology titans.
    Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Eventually, so did researchers in cognitive science (the scientific study of the mind and its processes), but for different reasons.
    Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Newton uses findings from genetics, cognitive science and other fields to wrestle with ideas around inheritance — does knowing who gave us our eyes and (perhaps) our tempers trap us or free us?
    Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Emiko Muraki is a doctoral candidate in brain and cognitive science at the University of Calgary.
    Emiko Muraki and Penny Pexman, CNN, 12 May 2022
  • In recent years work on this topic has expanded beyond the realm of philosophy and into psychology and cognitive science.
    Matthew Fisher, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Our team of scholars, strategists and storytellers works with organizations around the world to apply social, behavioral and cognitive science to drive lasting social change.
    Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2020
  • The show’s title refers to a theory in cognitive science about the development of a sense of self — ​​from the work of Douglas Hofstadter, a scholar of cognitive science and comparative literature.
    Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Jim Davies is a professor of cognitive science at Carleton University.
    Jim Davies, Scientific American, 18 May 2022
  • At the University of Cambridge, cognitive researcher Michelle Ellefson is making her own bid to improve teaching by applying lessons from cognitive science.
    David H Freedman, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2012
  • Breakthroughs in domains such as neuroscience, cognitive science and human development provide basic insights that could lead to stronger learning and life outcomes for young people.
    Stacey Childress, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • Previous cognitive science research has been divided on the issue.
    Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 7 May 2018
  • In 2016, Trottier, a doctoral candidate with a master’s degree in cognitive science, introduced CleverPet, the world’s first game console for dogs.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2021
  • At Occidental, where a young Barack Obama discovered political science, teaching students how to code is the straightforward part, said Li, a cognitive science professor who led the design of the major.
    Rosanna Xia, latimes.com, 13 Mar. 2018

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