# Subjects A subject represents a human being who is the subject of a [record](/cortex-api/records.md), ie the person wearing the headset during the record. A subject is a permanent object. It is stored on the hard drive and then synchronized to the EMOTIV cloud. To associate a subject to a record, you must create the subject first, by calling [createSubject](/cortex-api/subjects/createsubject.md). Then you must specify the subject name when you call [createRecord](/cortex-api/records/createrecord.md). A subject is identified by his/her name. You can call [querySubjects](/cortex-api/subjects/querysubjects.md) to list the subjects already created for the current user. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://emotiv.gitbook.io/cortex-api/subjects.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.