r/cogneuro

833 archived posts · May 2013 – Sep 2026

All things cognitive neuroscience.

r/cogneuro

A subreddit for discussion of recent findings, methods, and theoretical issues in cognitive neuroscience. Share links to new analysis toolboxes, discuss methodology (stimulus presentation, data collection, analysis, etc), and share the latest findings. Popular science, flamewars/trolling, and and off-topic posts will be deleted. Self-posts asking questions about the brain are allowed.

Created May 24, 2013

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What is cognitive neuroscience?

In short, cognitive neuroscience is the biological study of human information processing! This includes brain mapping (f/MRI, DTI, M/EEG), computational neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy of mind. We make pretty pictures of your brain in action, and then try to interpret them using the language of psychology and information theory!

Definition from wikipedia:

Cognitive neuroscience is an academic field concerned with the scientific study of biological substrates underlying cognition, with a specific focus on the neural substrates of mental processes. It addresses the questions of how psychological/cognitive functions are produced by the brain. Cognitive neuroscience is a branch of both psychology and neuroscience, overlapping with disciplines such as physiological psychology, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. Cognitive neuroscience relies upon theories in cognitive science coupled with evidence from neuropsychology, and computational modeling.

Rules

This subreddit is for sharing and discussion of recent findings, methods, and theoretical issues in cognitive neuroscience. Share links to new analysis toolboxes, discuss methodology, and share the latest findings. Popular science, flamewars/trolling, and off-topic posts will be deleted. Please try to keep comments to a quasi-academic level of quality, with appropriate depth and editing. We'd like to strive for a slightly more laid back, but similar quality level as that of r/AskHistory. However, please don't feel intimidated to ask any question or give the 'wrong' response! Please DO NOT downvote paywalled articles (i.e. not open access research). The sub is intended for academic-level discussion of research, which may often included articles beyond paywalls.

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