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conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
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Recent Examples of cognition
Testing innovation and its relationship with animal cognition is a common way for scientists to measure general intelligence.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
The aspect of cognition that appears to be affected most by estrogen is verbal learning in memory—essentially, the ability to learn something new then recall it later.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025
Falls are downstream of wear-and-tear to the physical systems integral to balance, most notably cognition.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
As researchers continue to analyze the data, the hope is to uncover more about the factors that shielded the woman's cognition, and, in time, translate those insights into new diagnosis and treatment plans for Alzheimer's and similar neurodegenerative diseases.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
The aspect of cognition that appears to be affected most by estrogen is verbal learning in memory—essentially, the ability to learn something new then recall it later.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025
Falls are downstream of wear-and-tear to the physical systems integral to balance, most notably cognition.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
As researchers continue to analyze the data, the hope is to uncover more about the factors that shielded the woman's cognition, and, in time, translate those insights into new diagnosis and treatment plans for Alzheimer's and similar neurodegenerative diseases.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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According to a new survey, negative perceptions of esports are a thing of the past.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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As autonomous driving and conversing with your vehicle increase, your perception of it changes, posits Wagener.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
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The findings show that these sharks are spending time in waters less than 50 meters (164 feet) deep off Maine, with peak sightings occurring between July and September; this aligns with previous observations of white sharks using similar habitats in other regions.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Power of Primes The McKay conjecture began with the observation of a strange coincidence.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Tennant always brought his own intellection to Disco’s throbbing hedonism yet was hedonistic nonetheless, perfecting a musical idiom that his forerunner Noel Coward was too early to enjoy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 May 2024
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The school board’s legal counsel thought the book could be in conflict with a recent state intellection freedom rule, and recommended it be removed from circulation, according to a spokeswoman.—
tcrain,
al,
26 Jan. 2023
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Because at its core, the stock market is a long-term reflection of global economic progress.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some fans, however, pointed out that the reflection could have been someone else.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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With Neptune gliding through your third house of communication, learning and mental processes, everything from your thoughts to the dynamics of your inner circles will undergo a subtle but powerful transformation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The most widely used are: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): This form of talk therapy involves identifying the thought processes that trigger your anger and then implementing methods to notice those thoughts and manage your anger.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
30 Mar. 2025
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Following in this line of thought, the current state of the culture wars is evidently a reaction to hegemony that progressive concepts achieved, particularly in the immediately preceding period.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The concept of personalized treatment plans for pets mirrors a trend in the human medical field, where topics like personalized wellness and healthy aging are increasingly popular.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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Successful organizations track engagement rates, ROI and the life cycle of ideas, from conception to implementation.—
Ludwig Melik,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The full-service company will look to take film and TV projects from conception through to delivery.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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