cognition

noun

Definition of cognitionnext
as in perception
technical conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering disabilities affecting cognition and judgment

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Recent Examples of cognition Testing for cognition and dementia often requires comprehensive exams that may not have been performed during those routine visits. — Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Regularly eating wild blueberries may improve cardiovascular health, memory, and cognition in healthy older adults. — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026 The neurotransmitter serotonin, which among other things regulates mood, cognition, and social behavior, is a tryptamine. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 Others are using wearable brain imaging systems to study social cognition in natural encounters between people, which isn’t possible when subjects are in scanners like MRI machines. — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cognition
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  1. perception
  2. observation
  3. intellection
  4. reflection
  5. thought
  6. concept
  7. conception
Noun
  • Everyone is interested in the motive because of the public perception that mothers don’t just kill.
    — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Less quantifiable but just as true in broad perception is the team’s reputation for a lack of physicality — for being soft.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of perception
Noun
  • These observations come from some of the most prominent people in the country.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The same can be said for Kansas City’s core of hitters, and his observations make sense.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of intellection
Noun
  • Your favorite songs are often not a reflection of the artists who sing them, but the producers who make the beats.
    — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, this affordable true reflection mirror captures a baby’s attention and develops vision.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reflection
Noun
  • Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts with one preseason game remaining and a host of roster moves looming.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Gemini May 21 – June 20 A small home reset can make your private thoughts easier to sort.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of thought
Noun
  • Georgia is the most recent state to endorse the concept that’s been percolating across the country in recent years.
    — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • For Lush’s head of concepts and collaborations Kalem Brinkworth, the intensity of the group’s fandom was a surprise.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of concept
Noun
  • Suffice to say, Hansen’s self-image differs greatly from Lance Oppenheim’s conception.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In much of the country, the popular conception of self-driving cars is something between a bumbling idiot and a mechanical death trap.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of conception

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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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