Summary: Cognition in 2014.

Area of Science:

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Neuroscience
• Cognition

Background:

• The 79th Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology convened in 2014.
• The symposium focused on the field of Cognition.

Purpose of the Study:

• To survey recent advances in cognitive neuroscience.
• To assess future prospects in the study of cognition.

Main Methods:

• The symposium featured 58 long talks, 6 short talks, and 137 posters.
• Facilitated informal scientific exchange among 260 participants.

Main Results:

• A sense of crossing a threshold and entering a new era in cognition study emerged.
• The event provided a rich exchange of information on cognitive neuroscience.

Conclusions:

• The symposium indicated a significant shift and new beginnings in the study of cognition.
• Implications for future discoveries in cognitive neuroscience were explored.