Cognitive science is a highly multidisciplinary and comprehensivesubject in unraveling the mysteries of human mind.It investigatesthe most frontier scientific issues which able to influence the humandestiny in future development,and has received widespread attentionfrom the community.Based on a myriad of up-to-date informationand data,this review introduces the status quo of cognitive scienceresearch around the globe,analyzes the future trends of itsdevelopment,discusses the prospective application of cognitivescience,and points out the challenge facing the future generation ofcognition researchers.