The Cognitive Turn: A Comprehensive Analysis of Reasoning-First Architectures and the 2025 AI Paradigm Shift

1. Introduction: The End of the System 1 Era and the Rise of Inference-Time Compute The trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI) development underwent a profound bifurcation in late 2024, precipitating Read More …

From Reflex to Reason: The Emergence of Cognitive Architectures in Large Language Models (LLMs)

Executive Summary This report charts the critical evolution of Large Language Models (LLMs) from reactive, stateless text predictors into proactive, reasoning agents. It argues that this transformation is achieved by Read More …

The Connectome and Cognition: From Neural Circuits to Mental Architecture

The Brain as a Network: Foundational Principles of Connectomics The quest to understand the human mind is inextricably linked to the challenge of deciphering the brain’s staggering complexity. For centuries, Read More …