Cognitive neuroscience is the scientific field concerned with the study of the biological processes and aspects that underlie cognition, with a specific focus on the neural connections in the brain that are involved in mental processes. It addresses how cognitive activities are affected or controlled by neural circuits in the brain. The field sits at the intersection of neuroscience and psychology, overlapping with related disciplines such as behavioral neuroscience, cognitive psychology, physiological psychology and affective neuroscience.
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Central QuestionCognitive neuroscience asks how cognitive activities such as memory, attention, language and perception are affected or controlled by neural circuits in the brain, joining theories from cognitive science to evidence from neurobiology and computational modeling. 1 Key DebateCognitive neuroscience grew out of a historical dispute between the localizationist view, that specific mental abilities are localized to specific brain areas, and the aggregate field view, that all areas of the brain participate in every mental function, a tension modern brain-mapping technology continues to probe rather than fully resolve. 1 Connections
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It addresses the questions of how cognitive activities are affected or controlled by neural circuits in the brain.
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According to the aggregate field view, all areas of the brain participate in every mental function.
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