Constructing large knowledge models is a cognitively challenging process. In order to assist people working with these models and tools, this thesis proposes considering the tools used in light of the cognitive support they provide. Cognitive support describes those elements of a tool which aid human reasoning and understanding. This thesis examines the use of advanced visual interfaces to supp...

abstract background: diabetes mellitus is considered as the most common metabolic disorder. the patients with diabetes are likely to be affected by mental distress, especially depression. nurses should pay attention to the psychological needs of depressive patients by participating in an application of non- pharmacological treatment such as cognitive-behavioral therapy. this study aimed to asse...

This article describes PSI theory, which is a formalized computational architecture of human psychological processes. In contrast to other existing theories, PSI theory not only models cognitive, but also motivational and emotional processes and their interactions. The article starts with a brief overview of the theory showing the connections between its different parts. We then discuss the the...

A robotic-aid system could be more effective if the system were intelligent enough to understand human needs and adapt its behaviors accordingly. This paper presents our efforts to realize such a robot that we call a cognitive robot through a multi-agent-based cognitive robot architecture with three distinctive memory systems. Several applications illustrate how the system interacts with humans.

Human factors are the most predominated factors in all systems where humans are part of the systems. Human traits and needs are the fundamental force underlying almost all phenomena in human task performances, engineering organizations, and socialization. This article explores the cognitive foundations of human traits and cognitive properties of human factors in engineering. A comprehensive set...

The MicroPsi architecture combines neuro-symbolic representations with autonomous decision making and motivation based learning. MicroPsi’s motivational system reflects cognitive, social and physiological needs, and can account for individual variance and personality traits. Here, we describe the current state of the model that structures the behavior of cognitive agents in MicroPsi2.

The contemporary wonder of sciences and engineering recently refocused on the starting point: how the brain processes internal and external information autonomously rather than imperatively as those of conventional computers? This paper explores the interplay and synergy of cognitive informatics, neural informatics, abstract intelligence, denotational mathematics, brain informatics, and computa...

The Baysian Iterated Learning approach to language is consistent with generative grammar, but needs to be supplemented with specific cognitive constraints for empirical adequacy.