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Breno B Just1, Sávio Torres de Farias2

  • 1Laboratório de Genética Evolutiva Paulo Leminski, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil; Laboratório de Estudos em Memória e Cognição (LEMCOG), Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.

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Cognition, a global biological process, orchestrates information processing via cellular signaling networks for organism survival. This framework positions cognition alongside metabolism in maintaining life.

Keywords:
Aneural cognitionBasal cognitionBiological computationCellular signalingInformation processingLiving systemsMetabolism

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Area of Science:

  • Biology
  • Systems Biology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Living systems utilize informational processes for action.
  • Cellular signaling pathways enable cognitive processing in organisms lacking nervous systems.
  • Existing definitions of cognition focus on information processing and signaling pathways.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the relationship between cognition, information processing, and cellular signaling.
  • To propose a framework recognizing cognition as a global biological process akin to metabolism.
  • To highlight the architectural basis of cognition in information manipulation for organism maintenance.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of cognition, information processing, and cellular signaling.
  • Development of a framework for understanding cognition as an organism-level process.
  • Comparison of cognitive architecture with metabolic processes.

Main Results:

  • Cognition is defined by the architecture of information processing and signaling, not just the processes themselves.
  • A framework is advanced where cognition is a global biological process with the status of metabolism.
  • Cognition involves a cyclic, interconnected web of multi-step, multi-level parallel processing.
  • This processing derives knowledge for optimal organism maintenance and situation awareness.

Conclusions:

  • Cognition, conceptualized as a global biological process, parallels metabolism in orchestrating life-sustaining functions.
  • The proposed framework integrates information processing and cellular signaling under a unified view of cognition.
  • Understanding cognition as a global process is crucial for comprehending the fundamental mechanisms of life.