Consider the phrase “I think, therefore I am”. It suggests that to understand the human condition, we must understand how we think. Yet, we still don’t have a comprehensive understanding of the processes that generate cognition. New perspectives are needed, from approaches that use new technologies, translational experimental paradigms, and advanced analytics, to develop new or revised theories of cognition. This understanding is pivotal to addressing our society’s increasing incidence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Our incomplete understanding of cognitive processes hinders our ability to address long-standing mental health issues such as dementia, addiction, and depression. Furthermore, this incomplete grasp of cognition may prevent us from truly appreciating the breadth and diversity of mental processes in humans from different cultures and societies.
How closely do basic, clinical, and preclinical models of cognition mirror cognitive processes in humans throughout the lifespan? Has our field been successful in providing a therapeutic approach to address cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric diseases? We aim to highlight new data that challenge preconceptions about cognition, focusing on key neurochemical, physiological, and psychological processes that promote cognitive processes.
We will accept manuscripts presenting novel data or perspectives that link behavioral and cognitive processes to molecular, structural, physiological, or neurocircuit substrates. There will be a special consideration for manuscripts that challenge current theories, and which advance our understanding of human cognition. We seek to highlight manuscripts that discuss animal models, human in-situ experiments, computational modeling, emerging perspectives, and more, that reflect on the mechanisms that underlie higher-order mental processes such as learning, memory, executive functions, and others, in health and in disease. Finally, we seek to promote new perspectives in cognitive neuroscience focused on neurodivergence, neurodiversity, and the effects of changing environments on mental processes, which we hope will provide foresight into how these emerging fields challenge and enrich our knowledge of cognitive processes.
Keywords:
Cognition, Attention, Memory, Aging, Dementia, Psychiatry, Neurodivergence, Neurodiversity
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Consider the phrase “I think, therefore I am”. It suggests that to understand the human condition, we must understand how we think. Yet, we still don’t have a comprehensive understanding of the processes that generate cognition. New perspectives are needed, from approaches that use new technologies, translational experimental paradigms, and advanced analytics, to develop new or revised theories of cognition. This understanding is pivotal to addressing our society’s increasing incidence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Our incomplete understanding of cognitive processes hinders our ability to address long-standing mental health issues such as dementia, addiction, and depression. Furthermore, this incomplete grasp of cognition may prevent us from truly appreciating the breadth and diversity of mental processes in humans from different cultures and societies.
How closely do basic, clinical, and preclinical models of cognition mirror cognitive processes in humans throughout the lifespan? Has our field been successful in providing a therapeutic approach to address cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric diseases? We aim to highlight new data that challenge preconceptions about cognition, focusing on key neurochemical, physiological, and psychological processes that promote cognitive processes.
We will accept manuscripts presenting novel data or perspectives that link behavioral and cognitive processes to molecular, structural, physiological, or neurocircuit substrates. There will be a special consideration for manuscripts that challenge current theories, and which advance our understanding of human cognition. We seek to highlight manuscripts that discuss animal models, human in-situ experiments, computational modeling, emerging perspectives, and more, that reflect on the mechanisms that underlie higher-order mental processes such as learning, memory, executive functions, and others, in health and in disease. Finally, we seek to promote new perspectives in cognitive neuroscience focused on neurodivergence, neurodiversity, and the effects of changing environments on mental processes, which we hope will provide foresight into how these emerging fields challenge and enrich our knowledge of cognitive processes.
Keywords:
Cognition, Attention, Memory, Aging, Dementia, Psychiatry, Neurodivergence, Neurodiversity
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.