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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
There is also some evidence isoflavones can help protect cognition and visual memory among people who’ve gone through menopause.6
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There also isn’t strong evidence that supplements can help increase estrogen.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
Together, the trials include more than 3,500 patients who will be tested for changes in their cognition and other key markers, like neuroinflammation.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Wall Street has embraced generative artificial intelligence faster than any other disruptive technology in recent years, experts say, because of how adept large language models are in replicating aspects of human cognition.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
By closely mirroring how human cognition prioritizes surprising events and manages information over both short and long timescales, Titans paves the way for AI systems that are more intuitive and flexible than ever before.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
Together, the trials include more than 3,500 patients who will be tested for changes in their cognition and other key markers, like neuroinflammation.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Wall Street has embraced generative artificial intelligence faster than any other disruptive technology in recent years, experts say, because of how adept large language models are in replicating aspects of human cognition.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
By closely mirroring how human cognition prioritizes surprising events and manages information over both short and long timescales, Titans paves the way for AI systems that are more intuitive and flexible than ever before.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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The people shaping public perception—the filmmakers, writers, and activists—must stop seeing industry as the villain and start working with those on the front lines of innovation.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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There’s a difference between risk and risk perception, Kiernan said.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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This is supported by other recent Hubble observations that imaged 100 million stars in the Andromeda galaxy.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Instead, based on observations of more recent eruptions, an extremely hot ash cloud that dissipated quickly could have created the conditions necessary for the vitrification of human brain tissue to occur, the study concluded.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
27 Feb. 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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Instead, the show will spotlight the songwriters through personal reflections and behind-the-scenes insights from the creative teams behind the music, as Variety‘s Clayton Davis reported in January.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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After years of reflection and now thoughtful, the new team and I have amazing plans for Fyre 2.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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For one dog owner, the quiet stillness of their home while away was once a comforting thought.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The growing demand for thought leaders in niche sectors means there’s a significant opportunity for consultants to help clients build credibility, expand their influence, and attract high-value opportunities through strategic brand positioning. 4.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Image Playground: Create photos from descriptions, concepts or people from Photos app.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The concept of a one-for-all, indivisible security across the North Atlantic has been remarkably successful in deterring attacks against NATO members.—
Ian Kelly,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Plunkett is not the first critic to trouble the popular conception of Frost as a wise woodsman dispensing comfort and inspiration.—
Maggie Doherty,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Religious ideology also played an important role in other early 20th century conceptions of European unity.—
TIME,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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