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  • Cognitive Science
  • Network Science
  • Psychology
  • Linguistics

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  • Introduces cognitive network science, applying network methods to human cognition and knowledge structures.
  • Defines cognitive networks as representations of associative knowledge (e.g., semantic, syntactic links) between concepts in the mental lexicon.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the utility of cognitive networks in gaining insights into cognitive phenomena.
  • To review pioneering applications and limitations of cognitive networks across various cognitive tasks and populations.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on cognitive network applications.
  • Exploration of mathematical notations, definitions, and measures for single-layer and multiplex networks, and hypergraphs.
  • Guidance on psychological frameworks, datasets, and software for cognitive network scientists.

Main Results:

  • Cognitive networks provide mathematical, measurable, and quantifiable representations of associative knowledge.
  • Applications span visual, auditory, and semantic language processing in healthy and clinical groups.
  • Potential applications include modeling language acquisition, text reconstruction, and assessing personality traits.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive network science offers a powerful framework for understanding human cognition and knowledge structures.
  • The reviewed applications demonstrate the versatility and potential of cognitive networks in psychological and linguistic research.
  • This paper serves as an introduction and resource for researchers entering the field of cognitive network science.