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Computational theory of mind
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Philosophy_of_mind/o6yNRjwd">philosophy of mind</a>, the computational theory of mind (CTM), also known as computationalism, is a family of views that hold that the human <a href="/facts/Mind/Y5JhtFj4">mind</a> is an information processing system and that cognition and consciousness together are a form of <a href="/facts/Computation/qLsELosq">computation</a>. It is closely related to <a href="/facts/Functionalism_(philosophy_of_mind)/o5doIVHb">functionalism</a>, a broader theory that defines mental states by what they do rather than what they are made of. </p>