On the cognitive process of human problem solving

Cognitive Systems Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-92

  Wang, Yingxu ^a   Chiew, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain informatics; Cognitive computing; Cognitive informatics; Cognitive processes; Computational intelligence; Concept algebra; Mathematical model; Problem solving; Reference model of the brain; RTPA

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE COMPUTING; COGNITIVE INFORMATICS; COGNITIVE PROCESS; COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE; CONCEPT ALGEBRA; INFORMATICS; REFERENCE MODELS;

ALGEBRA; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77953622640     PISSN: 13890417     EISSN: 13890417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsys.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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