). ▁C ogn itive ▁natural ism ▁is ▁a ▁physical ist ▁approach ▁to ▁studying ▁human ▁cogn ition ▁and ▁conscious ness ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁mind ▁is ▁simply ▁part ▁of ▁nature , ▁perhaps ▁merely ▁a ▁feature ▁of ▁many ▁very ▁complex ▁self - programming ▁feedback ▁systems ▁( for ▁example , ▁neural ▁networks ▁and ▁cogn itive ▁rob ots ), ▁and ▁so ▁must ▁be ▁studied ▁by ▁the ▁methods ▁of ▁empir ical ▁science , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁behavior al ▁and ▁cogn itive ▁sciences ▁( i . e . ▁neu ros cience ▁and ▁cogn itive ▁psych ology ). ▁C ogn itive ▁natural ism ▁str esses ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁ne uro log ical ▁sciences . ▁Over all ▁brain ▁health , ▁subst ance ▁dependence , ▁de pression , ▁and ▁various ▁person ality ▁dis orders ▁clearly ▁influence ▁mental ▁activity , ▁and ▁their ▁impact ▁upon ▁vol ition ▁is ▁also ▁important . ▁For ▁example , ▁an ▁add ict ▁may ▁experience ▁a ▁conscious ▁desire ▁to ▁escape ▁add iction , ▁but ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁The ▁" will " ▁is ▁dis connected ▁from ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁act . ▁This ▁situation ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁an ▁ab normal ▁production ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁dop am ine ▁in ▁the ▁brain . ▁The ▁neu ros cience ▁of ▁free ▁will ▁places ▁restrictions ▁on ▁both ▁compat ibil ist ▁and ▁in compat ibil ist ▁free ▁will ▁conception s . ▁ ▁Comp at ibil ist ▁models ▁ad here ▁to ▁models ▁of ▁mind ▁in ▁which ▁mental ▁activity ▁( such ▁as ▁deliber ation ) ▁can ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁physical ▁activity ▁without ▁any ▁change ▁in ▁physical ▁outcome .