Atlas of Cognitive Systems

A structured atlas of cognitive systems, mechanisms, and processes, presented as clear conceptual maps.

Motor Cognition & Action

Motor cognition and action describe how the brain plans, coordinates, and executes movements, linking perception, intention, and bodily feedback.

Cognitive Control & Executive Functions

Cognitive control and executive functions encompass the mental processes that regulate goals, behavior, and attention.

Decision‑Making

Risk, uncertainty, behavioral finance, choice architecture, heuristics, economic psychology

Perception

Perception describes how the brain transforms raw sensory input into meaningful representations of the world.

Language & Representation

Language and representation describe how the mind encodes meaning, builds conceptual structures, and uses linguistic forms to shape thought.

Social Cognition

Social cognition examines how we perceive, interpret, and predict the thoughts, intentions, and emotions of others.

Cognitive Biases

Taxonomies, mechanisms, experimental evidence, cognitive biases, heuristics, judgment errors, behavioral research

Consciousness & Awareness

Consciousness and awareness explore how subjective experience arises, how information becomes accessible to the mind, and how attention shapes what enters conscious thought.