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Cognitive Science MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cognitive Science
Tree Number(s)
F04.096.628.255
Unique ID
D019336
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019336
Scope Note
The study of the precise nature of different mental tasks and the operations of the brain that enable them to be performed, engaging branches of psychology, computer science, philosophy, and linguistics. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Previous Indexing
Cognition (1981-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
1999/01/01
Cognitive Science Preferred
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