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How to build a cognitive ontology: A practical task-oriented approach for cognitive neuroscience

Francken, Jolien C. (2025) How to build a cognitive ontology: A practical task-oriented approach for cognitive neuroscience. [Preprint]

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Two major obstacles for cognitive ontology building informed by neuroscience are the many-to-many mapping between cognition and brain, and the problem of demarcating neural mechanisms. I propose a novel, practical task-oriented methodology that weighs different criteria to find the best systematization of behaviour, and I show how it solves both problems. This task ontologies approach yields more differentiated and context-dependent cognitive concepts, allowing cognitive neuroscience to provide explanations of cognitive capacities better tailored to our everyday life.


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Francken, Jolien C.j.c.francken@uva.nl
Keywords: Cognitive ontology; Task ontology; Cognitive neuroscience; Neural mechanisms; Behaviour; Concepts; Memory; Pluralism; Validity
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Neuroscience > Cognitive Neuroscience
General Issues > Experimentation
Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Learning and Memory
General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism
Depositing User: Dr. Jolien C. Francken
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2025 10:46
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2025 10:46
Item ID: 26785
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Neuroscience > Cognitive Neuroscience
General Issues > Experimentation
Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Learning and Memory
General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism
Date: 15 April 2025
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26785

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