Kognitionswissenschaft

cognitive science

noun kog-ni-TSYOHNS-vi-sen-shaft Rare

Usage Note

Kognitionswissenschaft is the interdisciplinary field combining psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, and computer science to study mind and intelligence. It appears in university prospectuses and popular science.

Examples

"Die Kognitionswissenschaft verbindet Erkenntnisse aus Psychologie und Informatik."

Natural Translation

Cognitive science combines insights from psychology and computer science.

Literal Translation

The cognitive-science combines findings from psychology and informatics.

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