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From: rapaport@acsu.buffalo.edu (William J. Rapaport)
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Subject: Re: what is COGNITIVE SCIENCE ?
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Date: 11 Dec 90 22:09:55 GMT
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In article <90341.184809BKW1@psuvm.psu.edu> BKW1@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
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>could someone give me a definition of cognitive science ?
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>Is a branch of AI ?
>What fields are comprised within Cognitive Science ?
>What is the RElation between Cogn.Sci and AI ?

A LaTeXable file containing a survey article I have written for the 
forthcoming 3rd edition of the Encyclopedia of Computer Science and
Engineering on "Cognitive Science" is available from me.   Email me at
rapaport@cs.buffalo.edu

Hardcopy is available from Sally Elder, Dept. of Computer Science,
SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260.  Ask for:

Rapaport, William J. (forthcoming), ``Cognitive Science,'' in A. Ralston &
E. D. Reilly (eds.), Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering,
3rd edition (New York:  Van Nostrand Reinhold); pre-printed as Technical
Report 90-12 (Buffalo:  SUNY Buffalo Dept. of Computer Science, May 1990).

			William J. Rapaport
			Associate Professor of Computer Science
			Center for Cognitive Science

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