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Cognitive Processing is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Spatial Cognition and Navigation, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Action Observation and Synchronization.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleNumbered (Springer Basic)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C (2023) A representative article title. Cognitive Processing 12:45–58

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Publishes research inSpatial Cognition and Navigation Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Action Observation and Synchronization Visual perception and processing mechanisms Child and Animal Learning Development
ISSN1612-4782
Citation impact (2-yr)1.68
h-index74
i10-index561
Total citations29,420
Article processing charge$3,390
Top institutions publishing hereSapienza University of Rome
Journal websitewww.springer.com
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Papers published in Cognitive Processing per year

56
2014
107
2015
41
2016
63
2017
48
2018
47
2019
55
2020
63
2021
52
2022
51
2023
80
2024
69
2025

Citation impact of Cognitive Processing by publication year

1.1K
2014
1.8K
2015
721
2016
1.3K
2017
784
2018
672
2019
768
2020
734
2021
370
2022
218
2023
255
2024
54
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Cognitive Processing

The novel object recognition memory: neurobiology, test procedure, and its modifications

Marcelo B. Antunes, Grażyna Biała · 8 Dec 2011

Animal models of memory have been considered as the subject of many scientific publications at least since the beginning of the twentieth century. In humans, memory is often accessed through spoken or written language, while in animals, cognitive functions must be accessed through different kind of behaviors in many specific, experimental models of memory and…

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Active inference, sensory attenuation and illusions

Harriet R. Brown, Rick A. Adams, Isabel Pareés et al. · 6 Jun 2013

Active inference provides a simple and neurobiologically plausible account of how action and perception are coupled in producing (Bayes) optimal behaviour. This can be seen most easily as minimising prediction error: we can either change our predictions to explain sensory input through perception. Alternatively, we can actively change sensory input to fulfil our predictions. In…

Cognitive Processing template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Cognitive Processing use?
Cognitive Processing uses Numbered (Springer Basic) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C (2023) A representative article title. Cognitive Processing 12:45–58
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