Cognitive neuroscience

The cognitive neuroscience (English: Cognitive Neuroscience ) deals with the neural mechanisms associated with cognitive skills in context.

The field of cognitive neuroscience has established overlaps with cognitive science and cognitive psychology and is mainly engaged in cognitive psychophysiology.

However, the cognitive neurosciences try, as opposed to the cognitive psychologists do not understand the (human) mind, but deal with the mental processes. Nevertheless, the two disciplines affect each other regularly, as a more accurate understanding of the mental processes is helpful in understanding the underlying brain structures and vice versa.

Background

Usually, researchers originate in cognitive neuroscience one experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, biopsychologischem, neurobiological, neurological, physical, or mathematical background. The methods used are therefore varied and include psychophysical experiments and functional imaging, but also methods of neurophysiology and neuro- computer science and computational neuroscience, with the central method of cognitive neuroscience is the evaluation of the statements of patients and volunteers.

The discipline of cognitive neuroscience was founded by George A. Miller and Michael Gazzaniga.