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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
Taken together, the studies provide the clearest evidence yet that birds and mammals independently evolved brain regions for complex cognition.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
Still, the new findings provide insight on rhythm perception in animals, which is key to understanding the evolution of cognition.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Confusion or cognitive changes: Confusion and other changes in your cognition are often hallmark symptoms of stroke or dementia.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 23 May 2025
This sparks efficiency excitement and questions about humanity’s cognitive freedom in a landscape of artificial cognition.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
Still, the new findings provide insight on rhythm perception in animals, which is key to understanding the evolution of cognition.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Confusion or cognitive changes: Confusion and other changes in your cognition are often hallmark symptoms of stroke or dementia.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 23 May 2025
This sparks efficiency excitement and questions about humanity’s cognitive freedom in a landscape of artificial cognition.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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The Cité du Court looks set to further this perception in a younger spectators.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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That message is likely to further erode public confidence in the income tax system and increase public perceptions that the wealthy don’t pay their fair share of taxes.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Studies and industry observations have shown a correlation between how often a business owner or executive is seen in the media and their company’s revenue.—
Luca Brinkhues,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Summer is prime time for backyard birdwatching, and Costco has just the thing to elevate your observation game.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
4 June 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,
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26 Jan. 2023
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At the signature 100-day mark that is commonly a point of reflection for presidencies, Trump’s numbers weren’t ideal.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
31 May 2025
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Reese assisted on three of Cardoso’s baskets in Thursday’s win, a reflection of how this dynamic can space the floor and fuel the offense.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Still, the in-and-out running of Trump’s tariff policies carries some important lessons for investors — and anyone else obsessing over Trump’s thought processes.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Dynamic Safety Frameworks As models develop advanced reasoning, safety evaluations must track the full chain of thought.—
Olga Megorskaya,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But without the grounding ballast of a well-articulated sense of self, these jokes are free-floating concepts in search of the context that actually makes sitcom quips memorable.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Freedom Denim addressed the demand for soft fabrics with several new concepts including a robust line of chenille denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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As a child growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, Elliott Hundley formed his conception of how artists live based on cinematic archetypes of painters and sculptors roughing it in bohemian splendor in converted industrial spaces.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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Cook has previously said that while there’s a popular conception that companies go to China for low labor costs, the reason Apple depends on China is for the skill of its workforce.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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