SINCE 1828
neurocognitive
adjective
neu·ro·cog·ni·tive
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Medical Definition of neurocognitive
: of, relating to, or involving cognitive functioning and associated structures and processes of the central nervous system
a neurocognitive disorder neurocognitive deficits … other studies have found no differences between the neurocognitive performance of lifelong soccer players and athletes who have played sports with a low likelihood of head trauma.— Ann R. Punnoose, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 14 Mar. 2012
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