How Does It Work?
Cognitive architectures consist of data structures, processing and connectivity assumptions as well as functionality corresponding to the mental representations and processes investigated by psychologists and neuroscientists. These architectures are either programmed using a formal language which manipulates these data structures or by neural systems.
What Will It Accomplish?
Advances in neurocognitive architectures will enable the construction of autonomous systems that are capable of reasoning about actions faced with adversaries that perceive and act in a dynamic battlespace. This science will enable ever-higher fidelity computational models of individual warfighters.