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Cognitive Control requires Selective attention. Activate to inspect this relation.Cognitive development emerges from Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Cognitive Load constrains Instructional Design. Activate to inspect this relation.Cognitive Load applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Ganzfeld effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Mandela effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Mental representation is part of Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Miller's Law applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Mind depends on Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Neural oscillation influences Selective attention. Activate to inspect this relation.Peak-End Rule applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Philosophy of mind applies to Mental representation. Activate to inspect this relation.Predictive coding influences Selective attention. Activate to inspect this relation.Scaffolding applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Selective attention enables Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Serial Position Effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Social cognition is analogous to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Von Restorff Effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Working memory depends on Neural Representation. Activate to inspect this relation.Working memory is part of Cognitive Control. Activate to inspect this relation.Working memory depends on Neuron. Activate to inspect this relation.Zeigarnik Effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Ganzfeld effectWorking memoryNeural RepresentationCognitive ControlNeuronCognitive developmentCognitive LoadMandela effectMental representationMiller's LawMindPeak-End RuleScaffoldingSelective attentionSerial Position EffectSocial cognitionVon Restorff EffectZeigarnik EffectInstructional DesignPhilosophy of mindNeural oscillationPredictive coding
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19 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Science, Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience….

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22 concepts22 relationships12 disciplines5 relation families

Ganzfeld effect

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At a glance

A perceptual phenomenon in which uniform sensory input causes the brain to generate hallucinatory imagery.

Disciplines
Cognitive Psychology
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In this lens (19)

Bridge concepts (13)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Usability5
    Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design · connects to Law of Common Region, Law of Prägnanz, Law of Proximity…
  • Cognitive bias3
    Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Science, Economics · connects to Availability Heuristic, Base-Rate Neglect, Survivorship Bias
  • Cognitive Control2
    Cognitive Neuroscience · connects to Selective attention, Working memory
  • Cognitive development1
    Developmental Psychology, Psychology · connects to Working memory
  • Instructional Design1
    Education, Educational Science · connects to Cognitive Load

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 12 disciplines: Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Education, Educational Science, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology, Social Psychology.
  • Cognitive development is a bridge concept — viewed here through Developmental Psychology, Psychology.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

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Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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