cognitive
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Definition of cognitive
1 : of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) cognitive impairment
2 : based on or capable of being reduced to empirical factual knowledge
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Symptoms to be attentive for include dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, fatigue, cognitive issues, visual problems, ear complaints and hearing loss, and difficulty sleeping. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "US pulls two more from Cuba amid puzzling health cases now affecting China," 11 June 2018 Better brain health: The flavonoids in blueberries can reduce your risk of cognitive decline and dementia by enhancing circulation and protecting brain cells from damage. — Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, "Why You Should Go All In on Blueberries This Summer," 31 May 2018 Three articles published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2013, for example, highlighted the dearth of evidence to support the idea that taking a multivitamin prevents chronic disease or cognitive decline. — Korin Miller, Allure, "Do You Need to Take a Multivitamin? Here's What Nutritionists Say," 3 May 2018 Play games Studies suggest that playing board games can lower your odds of cognitive decline. — Anthea Levi, Health.com, "8 Healthy Date Ideas That Aren’t Just Dinner," 19 Jan. 2018 In one hopeful finding, a 2012 meta-analysis found that in 13 studies in which participants had laid off weed for 25 days or more, their performance on cognitive tests did not differ significantly from that of nonusers. — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, "What Pot Really Does to the Teen Brain," 1 Dec. 2017 In a small number of cases, though, symptoms like fatigue, pain, cognitive impairment, and joint and muscle discomfort can persist for at least six months after treatment. — Kate Sheridan, SELF, "Here’s Exactly What to Do if a Tick Bites You," 14 July 2018 Improvements in nutrition and GDP might have had the effect of expanding children’s opportunities and cognitive horizons. — Susan Pinker, WSJ, "Kids Today Are Actually More Patient Than Kids 50 Years Ago," 11 July 2018 As senescent cells mount, our walking pace and cognitive processing speed slow, our grips weaken and disabilities mount. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "This drug cocktail reduced signs of age-related diseases and extended life in mice and human cells," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cognitive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cognitive
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English Language Learners Definition of cognitive
: of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
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Medical Definition of cognitive
: of, relating to, or being conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining, or learning words) the cognitive elements of perception —C. H. Hamburg
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