Examples of cognition in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web Loneliness has been linked to reductions in health, well-being and cognition -- but living alone does not always mean being lonely. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 Changes in personality or cognition including memory loss. — Korin Miller, Health.com, 7 Dec. 2021 Prepare for nightmares, crying, anxiety, low energy, breathlessness, awful short-term memory, poor cognition, etc., etc. — Christopher Stolarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2021 Perception and cognition are like a piano sonata; the notes must sound in a particular order for the harmonies to work. — Adam Rogers, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021 But researchers don't know what these brain changes might mean for people's health and cognition. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2021 Many people live in homes with bad indoor air quality, which affects respiratory issues, mood, cognition and behavior. — Forbes Biz Council Expert Panel, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 Physicians examined the embassy patients using a range of tests to measure hearing, balance and cognition. — Robert Baloh, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2021 Julie Guy from The Music Therapy Center of California explained music therapy’s three areas of focus: cognition, speech and motor skills. — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2021

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History and Etymology for cognition

Middle English cognicioun "comprehension, ability to comprehend," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French cognicion "knowledge, jurisdiction," borrowed from Latin cognitiōn-, cognitiō "act of getting to know, comprehension, investigation," from cogni-, variant stem of cognōscere "to get to know, acquire knowledge of, become acquainted with, investigate" (from co- co- + gnōscere, nōscere "to get to know," inchoative derivative from Indo-European *ǵneh₃-, *ǵṇh₃- "to know, recognize") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at know entry 1

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