The MIT Press to publish a new journal on cognitive computational neuroscience
Minds, Machines, and Brains to launch during a time of rapid development in the field of intelligence
Today the MIT Press announces Minds, Machines, and Brains, a new journal in the interdisciplinary field of cognitive computational neuroscience, covering the intersections of the fields of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience.
Minds, Machines, and Brains aims to advance scientific understanding of the principles of intelligence and cognition that cross-cut natural and artificial minds and brains. The journal will publish manuscripts that connect broadly across these fields to advance theoretical and mechanistic understanding of intelligence and cognition. Both experimental work as well as advances in computational tools and technologies will be welcomed.
“We are delighted to launch Minds, Machines, and Brains, a journal that will help shape this rapidly evolving field,” said Nick Lindsay, Director of Journals and Institutional Partnerships at the MIT Press. “By bringing together insights from neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, philosophy, and related disciplines, the journal will foster a deeper understanding of intelligence across biological, artificial, and hybrid systems.”
Minds, Machines, and Brains will be edited by Kendrick Kay, Associate Professor of Radiology at University of Minnesota; Leyla Isik, Associate Professor of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University; and Ellie Pavlick, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Linguistics at Brown University.
“It has been so exciting to see the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience community grow since the conference was founded in 2017,” said Leyla Isik. “Having a home for top-tier, interdisciplinary articles in this area is an exciting, and critically needed, step for the field.”
“The fact that the field of cognitive computational neuroscience is so interdisciplinary poses real challenges for finding suitable venues to get good feedback, publish, and learn about related research,” added Kay. “Given high sustained interest in this field, we believe it’s a perfect time for a new venue to help tie together the community with insightful and high-quality research.”
“AI is challenging the way we think about language, reasoning, and cognition, but determining what this means for the science of intelligence more broadly is a deeply interdisciplinary research program that has lacked an academic home,” said Pavlick. “I’m excited for Minds, Machines, and Brains to help us recognize how different fields that are converging around similar questions and methods, as well as highlight fundamental differences that remain, and opportunities for new insights.”
Minds, Machines, and Brains will be published open access at direct.mit.edu/mmb.