cognition
noun
cog·ni·tion
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Definition of cognition
: cognitive mental processes
A concussion impaired the patient's cognition.
also
: a product of these processes
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Other Words from cognition
cognitional
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of cognition in a Sentence
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
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Each is generated by abnormal activity in a distinct set of brain circuits that regulate mood and cognition. — Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, "Brain scans could help personalize treatment for people who are depressed or suicidal," 20 Aug. 2019 Clinicians sometimes prescribe testosterone to women off-label because of presumed benefits for cognition, mood, bone density or muscle strength. — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, "Testosterone Therapy Can Restore Women’s Libido—but Questions Remain," 30 July 2019 But a few days later, according to the suit, DiSenso began suffering from severe headaches, dizziness, slurred speech and decreased cognition. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego paying out $3M to man injured in crash with city trash truck," 23 July 2019 Little by little, however, our window into animal cognition may be opening. — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, "Goats can perceive each other’s emotions from their voices," 15 July 2019 Surveys also have shown that older people worry most about loss of cognition, either normal memory loss or worse, dementia. — Steven Dekosky, The Conversation, "Supplements for brain health show no benefit – a neurologist explains a new study," 20 June 2019 Now, Moran said, this kind of context dependence needs to find its way into other studies of perception and cognition. — Quanta Magazine, "Brains Speed Up Perception by Guessing What’s Next," 2 May 2019 What Carlyle teaches us is that Shakespeare’s cognitive originality has altered every mode available to us for representing cognition in language. . — M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, "History as Wisdom: Thomas Carlyle vs. the ‘Perfectibilarians’," 20 July 2019 The hope is that VR will help trigger areas of the brain that connect to memory and cognition in the same way music or other less than traditional treatments do. — Kara Carlson, Dallas News, "Why a Dallas VR company thinks its tech can help aging adults unlock memories," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cognition.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cognition
cognition
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cognition
technical
: conscious mental activities : the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering
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cognition
noun
cog·ni·tion
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Medical Definition of cognition
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: cognitive mental processes
2
: a conscious intellectual act
conflict between cognitions
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