Top Cognitive Architecture Papers in 2026
- Cognitive Architectures for Language Agents
- Memory for Autonomous LLM Agents: Mechanisms, Evaluation, and Emerging Frontiers
- Structured Cognitive Loop (SCL) and Theories of Mind Mappings
- Modular Cognitive Convergence in Large Language Models
- Human-Inspired Memory Architecture for LLM Agents
- Modern Adaptations of Classical Cognitive Architectures (ACT-R, Soar, and LIDA)
- Self-Evolving and Introspective Control Architectures
- Applying Cognitive Design Patterns to General LLM Agents
- From Cognitive Architectures to Language Agents: A Mechanism-Level Review of Lineage, Convergence, and Migration Gaps
- Externalization in LLM Agents: A Unified Review of Memory, Skills, Protocols and Harness Engineering
- Memory Beyond Recall: A Dual-Process Cognitive Memory System for Self-Evolving LLM Agents (EMNLP)
- Human-Inspired Memory Architecture for LLM Agents
- Metacognitive-Driven LLM Frameworks & Meta-Level Reflection Loops
- Agentic Memory: Unified Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Policy via Reinforcement Learning
- From Storage to Experience: A Survey on the Evolution of LLM Agent Memory Mechanisms (ACL)
- Pool-Gated Retrieval & Structured Cognitive Loops (SCL)