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The mind is frequently compared to a computer and experts in computer sci-
ence strive to understand how the mind processes data and information, whereas
experts in cognitive science model human thinking using artificial networks pro-
vided by computers. Some refer to the latter as AI. How does the mind process all
of the inputs received? What and how are things stored or placed into memory,
accessed, augmented, changed, reconfigured, and restored? Cognitive science pro-
vides the scaffolding for the analysis and modeling of complicated, multifaceted
human performance and has a tremendous effect on the issues impacting infor- ...