How to Use cognition in a Sentence
cognition
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Smell training can improve memory and may stimulate areas in the brain linked to cognition.
— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024 -
Vision, cognition and motor function all impact driving abilities.
— Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 -
The idea that video games can boost cognition isn’t new, either.
— Celia Ford, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023 -
For the study, the researchers ran the young dogs through a battery of four tasks designed to test their social cognition.
— Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021 -
Searle meant to make a point about the limits of machine cognition.
— John Horgan, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2021 -
These students were at lower risk on all four of the cognitions measured above.
— Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Having more glial cells has been linked to more adaptive cognition, the researchers said.
— Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022 -
The main constraint for all these tasks today is cognition.
— Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024 -
But researchers don't know what these brain changes might mean for people's health and cognition.
— ABC News, 7 Nov. 2021 -
In fact, one of the patients’ cognition improved slightly.
— Linda Carroll, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023 -
To get a better grasp of vocal learning and cognition, the study authors turned to songbirds.
— Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023 -
High concentrations of lead in the blood can cause problems with the heart, kidneys and cognition.
— Bydr. Rebecca Fujimura, ABC News, 17 May 2022 -
In the wild, they’ve been observed using tools—a benchmark of higher cognition.
— Emily Mullin, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023 -
Getting out in nature is proven to boost moods and improve cognition.
— Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023 -
All of these changes have the potential to affect cognition and mental health.
— Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023 -
The goal with drugs such as donanemab isn't to cure the disease, but to preserve a person's memory and cognition for longer.
— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 13 Mar. 2021 -
Our human abilities are thus challenged by the rest of the living world: Look at what your cognition has wrought.
— Amy Brady, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023 -
No one has any idea what these new facts imply for the evolution of human cognition.
— Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023 -
The Biden press conference, which lasted for nearly an hour, was a night to celebrate cognition in the 81-year-old leader of the free world.
— Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 15 July 2024 -
In simple terms, Nooceptin works in 3 key ways to promote brain health and enhance cognition.
— Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2022 -
Even the compounds that cleared amyloid did not affect cognition.
— Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2023 -
But there are so many misconceptions about the role of dopamine in cognition and behavior.
— Scott Barry Kaufman, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2020 -
My mildly impaired cognition had a hard time taking this in.
— John Crowley, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 -
Some of the classic symptoms are children who are tired, have poor memory and poor cognition.
— Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024 -
And this is the first time that such a study has shown that multivitamins can improve cognition in older adults.
— Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 -
Your anger over your wife’s choices seems to have affected your cognition.
— Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2021 -
Hormones affect our cognition, sleep, joints and bones, mood.
— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024 -
Biogen claims the benefits of slowing declines in cognition and day-to-day function are worth this price.
— Jason Karlawish, STAT, 2 June 2021 -
Mental health, cognition, and sensory processing are just a few of the ways outdoor play helps the brain, research has shown.
— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2023 -
Pain can affect cognition and make pets in pain seem befuddled.
— Kim Campbell Thornton, Star Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
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