SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
cognition
noun
Mental activity involved in knowing, thinking, perceiving, or remembering.
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Activity of knowing and thinking
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Usage distinction
Return to topPerception, learning, and remembering are aspects of cognition rather than exact substitutes for the whole.
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See cognition in use
The course introduces cognition through exercises in attention and memory.
A seminar examines cognition through a reader's effort to recognize a returning character, recall an earlier promise, and connect it with a newly discovered letter.
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