Conceptualization of memory within the framework of cognitive systems theory

The subject of this research is the formation of generalized concepts of memory systems. Memory systems are analyzed in the context of various representations: within and beyond the informational model of consciousness; within management systems of objects with varying degrees of stability, including real-time systems; as an element of the actor model of cognitive systems. Significant attention is paid to analyzing existing and prospective representations of the cognitive model of memory, which includes principles of learning, memory retention, memory updating, forgetting, and the mechanism of multi-system integration of knowledge in memory, which provides cognitive intellectual systems with the ability to comprehend knowledge through its integration into a complex of existing representations, as well as facilitating creative intellectual activities—creativity. The research methodology is based on considering memory within the framework of various representations formed in system theory, algorithm theory, and cognitive system theory. The foundation of the comprehensive analysis of memory is the definition of memory within the informational concept of consciousness, supplemented by a definition of the non-informational components of memory. The research presented in the article revealed the inseparable connection between a system's memory and its changes over time. The adequacy of the representation of cognitive systems, including memory subsystems, within the framework of the actor model was established. Cognitive models of memory were defined, the practical realization of which is manifested in learning methodologies, including transfer learning, which serves as a precursor to the mechanism of multi-system integration of knowledge that underlies knowledge comprehension and creativity. An authorial interpretation of the complexity of cognitive systems and their memory subsystems was proposed, which includes temporal, spatial, and configurational complexities, and the possibilities for increasing memory efficiency by reducing its complexity while maintaining functionality were discussed. Priority mechanisms for enhancing the effectiveness of memory management processes were identified. The scientific novelty of the research lies in forming a holistic understanding of the formation, content, functioning, and interconnections of memory subsystems within cognitive systems, based on which directions for their further development and improvement can be determined. As a result of the research, it was established that memory is a key component of cognitive systems, determining the stability and continuity of their changes over time, as well as setting fundamental limits on the expansion of knowledge that cognitive systems can operate with.

memory, cognitive system, informational model of consciousness, management, actor model, learning, continuity of changes, non-informational memory, complexity, multisystem integration of knowledge