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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
Noun
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Self-doubt is a common challenge among working mothers returning to the workforce, influenced by external and internal perceptions.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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For the most part, this perception is the result of clever marketing.—
Russell Dinkins,
Sportico.com,
10 June 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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And that hesitation is usually not a reflection of the talent, but of the leader.—
Jimmie Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Related Articles Yahoo Mail said the new tool is a reflection of the ways that people use email to manage their time, with the company’s internal data showing that nearly half of Yahoo Mail users today are Gen Z or Millennials.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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Monday’s announcement of the WBD split included thoughts that TNT Sports could be licensed out to HBO Max, licensed to another entity entirely or even spun off into another separate company.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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There’s plenty of humor also in individual thoughts on their biggest but frothiest hit.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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The book’s title is, of course, inspired by the goats that supply the milk that powers Beekman 1802’s microbiome-supporting products, and the overall concept of building a great, sustainable business.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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The Philadelphia location opens in the next few weeks after a successful pop-up of the concept last summer.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Introducing the film ahead of the screening, Serkis reflected on the project’s turbulent journey from conception to completion.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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Alas, Courtney’s conception of the film’s true dangerous animal is where the story truly runs aground.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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