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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
Dopamine shapes motivation, movement, learning and cognition, and its disruption is linked to a range of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders, ADHD, autism and Parkinson’s disease.
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Habibeh Khoshbouei, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
As well as testing the various systems on board, the crew will be test subjects themselves, helping Nasa understand the effects that space travel has on their cognition, sleep, stress, immune responses and cardiovascular health.
—The Week, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
According to Anders Högberg, a study co-author and archaeologist at Sweden’s Linnaeus University, arrow poison illustrates the levels of planning, artisanry, and logical cognition already exhibited by Stone Age peoples.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
There’s been a lot of research into whether certain supplements, like omega-3s or B vitamins, can boost cognition or reduce the risk of dementia.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Habibeh Khoshbouei, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
As well as testing the various systems on board, the crew will be test subjects themselves, helping Nasa understand the effects that space travel has on their cognition, sleep, stress, immune responses and cardiovascular health.
—The Week, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
According to Anders Högberg, a study co-author and archaeologist at Sweden’s Linnaeus University, arrow poison illustrates the levels of planning, artisanry, and logical cognition already exhibited by Stone Age peoples.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
There’s been a lot of research into whether certain supplements, like omega-3s or B vitamins, can boost cognition or reduce the risk of dementia.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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That means understanding everything from geometry and depth to contextual meaning and relevant action, all of which require spatial perception, scene understanding and contextual intelligence.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The 25-page reference guide presents statistics that challenge the perception among urbanites that small towns are dominated by white conservatives and people with minimal education.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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Though their observation has yet to be verified by wildlife biologists, Kogo and Tapanes are working with Burmese pythons specialists at the University of Florida to confirm the species.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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The most interesting observation from the Zubac injury was how well the Clippers played with Brook Lopez in the mix.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 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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His masked reflection slides along the side of the car.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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Monet’s Palazzo Ducale centers on the Venetian landmark rendered in diffused brushstrokes, with a dial that glows orange under UV light — a nod to the interplay of light and reflection in Monet’s work.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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And shared these thoughts with my friend Golan Haji, the Syrian Kurdish writer in Arabic who lives in France, and whose mother had recently died in Qamishli.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The company underlined that stellarators are one of the top performing fusion concepts in the race to reach net positive energy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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Now, none of the concepts redrawing state borders have a political chance of becoming reality.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Louis Harveson, Sul Ross State’s associate provost for research and development, helped guide the effort from conception to launch.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Once conception occurs, a first prenatal appointment is usually recommended between week six and eight.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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