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conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
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The first is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that’s involved in executive function and cognition.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Different people respond differently sometimes to similar types of food, but foods that generally help with cognition include things like: olive oil and omega-3 fatty acids, so healthy fats.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2024
But even a cursory glance around the natural world suggests why Russell may be wrong: No words are needed for animals to perform all sorts of problem-solving challenges that demonstrate high-level cognition.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Efficacy of Withania somnifera supplementation on adult’s cognition and mood
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Different people respond differently sometimes to similar types of food, but foods that generally help with cognition include things like: olive oil and omega-3 fatty acids, so healthy fats.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2024
But even a cursory glance around the natural world suggests why Russell may be wrong: No words are needed for animals to perform all sorts of problem-solving challenges that demonstrate high-level cognition.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Efficacy of Withania somnifera supplementation on adult’s cognition and mood
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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In others, children and their parents answer questions about their perceptions and expectations of the recovery process.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The brisk pace of crime-solving leaves more time for this episode to stretch out a bit with the ongoing plot strands of Captain Wagner’s concerns about workplace morale and his team’s perception of him as a leader, and Kaya and Elsbeth’s friendship.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Listen to this article BOULDER — Initial observations from CU’s 49-24 win over Utah in Big 12 action at Folsom Field on Saturday.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Newsletter Ever since the ancient Greeks first made observations of the circular Moon and the skies, scientists have known that the Earth is a sphere.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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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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Eisner balances those personal reflections with one of Zimbardo’s final interviews, a telling one that anchors the final episode.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Brighton is a true reflection of Michigan's political variety, with people divided by their views.Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The key question: What does death awareness do to people? After writing about death, people tend to quickly move on, pushing thoughts of it from consciousness with distractions, rationalizations, and other tactics.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Miss Manners notes that this is not a political disagreement, nor a misunderstanding, nor a private thought that was not meant for public consumption, nor a joke gone wrong.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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SpaceX is working on a concept version of Starlink for Mars, according to a NASA presentation.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Just, a cognitive neuroscientist at Carnegie Mellon University, helped pioneer the use of fMRI and machine learning to understand how the brain stores and processes concepts and meaning.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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If conception does not occur, the uterine lining (endometrial tissue) will break down and shed.Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Over their lifetime, children who didn’t consume much sugar during the first 1000 days of their lives — a period extending from their conception until their second birthday — lowered their risk of developing diabetes by 35 percent and hypertension by 20 percent.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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