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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
Our cognition is shaped by our sensory experiences and our interaction with the environment through our bodies.
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Gabriel Snyder, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Cows do well in navigating maze tests, doing better than dogs, pigs, and sheep, demonstrating sophisticated spatial cognition.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
The short-term physical effects on cognition and motor function speak for themselves.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, this shifting debate over how cognition influences culture coincides with a spate of research bridging psychology and anthropology, which explores why certain behaviors – such as singing lullabies, curative bloodletting and storytelling – recur across human cultures.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
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Gabriel Snyder, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Cows do well in navigating maze tests, doing better than dogs, pigs, and sheep, demonstrating sophisticated spatial cognition.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
The short-term physical effects on cognition and motor function speak for themselves.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, this shifting debate over how cognition influences culture coincides with a spate of research bridging psychology and anthropology, which explores why certain behaviors – such as singing lullabies, curative bloodletting and storytelling – recur across human cultures.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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Among them are loss, sickness and the perception of being a burden to others.—
Ashley Milne-Tyte,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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The debate has continued to wax and wane according to the public perception of the threats.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
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The work relied on the seismometer network’s observations of more than 200 earthquakes, each of which produced multiple types of seismic waves.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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In simplest terms, the rate at which the universe expands on paper doesn’t match actual astronomical observations.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 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,
al,
26 Jan. 2023
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Cooper maintained a close friendship with Zinnemann throughout their lives, and this vital work is a clear reflection of that bond.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Apr. 2025
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Real communication skills develop through consistent modeling, coaching, and reflection.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The increasing prevalence and potential for invasion of privacy (of our thoughts, no less) has prompted lawmakers in some jurisdictions to take action.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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So ideas like pitchside seating concepts or clubs that can be built in at the Emirates are enticing options.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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After working in the outdoor industry for years, a vendor trip to China opened his eyes to the environmental impacts of traditional manufacturing and, coupled with his knowledge of the massive amount of waste plastic being produced domestically, pushed him toward the Trash Gear concept.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
22 Apr. 2025
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However, both adoption and conception turned out to be challenging journeys.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is in part due not only to changes in writing and conception, but also in performances.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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