Title :
Cognitive informatics models of the brain
Author :
Wang, Yingxu ; Wang, Ying
Author_Institution :
Theor. & Empirical Software Eng. Res. Center, Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
fDate :
3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The human brain is the most complicated organ in the universe and a new frontier yet to be explored by an interdisciplinary approach. This paper attempts to develop logical and cognitive models of the brain by using cognitive informatics and formal methodologies. This paper adopts a memory-based approach to explore the brain and to demonstrate that memory is the foundation for any kind of natural or artificial intelligence. Logical structures of memories are explored, and cognitive models of the brain are proposed. Cognitive mechanisms of the brain, including hypotheses and theories on the thinking engine of the brain, long-term memory establishment, and roles of perceptive eye movement, and sleep in long-term memory development, are investigated. The models and theories can be applied to explain a wide range of fundamental phenomena in psychology, cognitive science, physiology, computing, and neural science.
Keywords :
brain models; cognition; cognitive systems; cognitive informatics; cognitive model; cognitive science; formal methodology; human brain; logical structure; long-term memory development; neural science; object-attribute-relation model; perceptive eye movement; physiology; psychology; Animals; Animation; Artificial intelligence; Brain modeling; Cognitive informatics; Engines; History; Humans; Physiology; Psychology; Cognitive informatics; cognitive models; memory; object-attribute-relation (OAR) model; the brain; thinking engine;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMCC.2006.871151