r/cogsci
144k members
r/cogsci is a subreddit with 144k members. The community frequently discusses cognition, brain, ai, cognitive science, and neural, and they frequently recommend/review neuroscience books, and the most common flair used is psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, misc., and ai/ml.
The interdisciplinary study of the mind and intelligence, embracing philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology.
Popular Topics in r/cogsci
#1
Cognition
71 posts
#2
Brain
27 posts
#3
Ai
26 posts
#4
Cognitive Science
25 posts
#5
Neural
25 posts
#6
Memory
23 posts
#7
Consciousness
20 posts
#8
Intelligence
20 posts
#9
Neuroscience
19 posts
#10
Cogsci
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/cogsci
Neuroscience Books
8 reviews
#1
Gazzaniga et al.
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Bear et al.
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, Tom Jessell
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/cogsci
#1
Psychology
: "What is the name of this mental phenomenon?"
17 posts
#2
Philosophy
: "Is Hofstadter's Godel Escher Bach "just popsci" or is it something more than that?"
17 posts
#3
Neuroscience
: "Are there known cognitive limits that make some concepts inaccessible to humans, or are most limits about working memory, training, language, and representation?"
14 posts
#4
Misc.
: "Is CogSci a good degree?"
8 posts
#5
AI/ML
: "Tech ceos redefining "cognition" to sell api credits is exhausting"
7 posts
#6
Language
: "Me as an undergrad in psychology asking my prof what embodied cognition is"
3 posts
#7
Question
: "I signed up for a cognitive science degree and need advice"
1 post
#8
Meta
: "Any Lisbon CogSci PhD students here?"
1 post
#9
discussion
: "Modern digital environments, coupled with the introduction of AI outsourcing and its resulting theory of cognitive surrender, could, in the future, all amount to genuine cognitive decline."
1 post
Member Growth in r/cogsci
Yearly
+13k members(9.8%)
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Last updated: August 4, 2026