from Part V - General Discussion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2023
Computer modeling of specific psychological processes began over fifty years ago. Cognitive scientists do not use computers merely as tools, but also as inspiration about the nature of mental processes. Computational cognitive science has a long way to go. There are many unanswered questions.However, cognitive scientists believe that the mind/brain is in principle intelligible in terms of whatever turns out to be the best theory of what computers can do. The overview of cognitive science given in this chapter should suffice to show that significant progress has been made.
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