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of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
cognitive development
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Recent Examples of cognitive
Results from neuroscience and cognitive psychology research indicate that there are different brain mechanisms involved in merely observing another’s pain versus empathizing with it.
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Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
All therapists are trained in one of three therapies shown to be clinically successful in treating PTSD: cognitive processing therapy (CPT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) or prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, Williams says.
—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 21 May 2025
But the book has been a hot topic on the cable news network for much of the last week, in tandem with unconfirmed claims about Biden’s cognitive acuity while serving in the White House.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Some patients also reported long-term cognitive issues.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
All therapists are trained in one of three therapies shown to be clinically successful in treating PTSD: cognitive processing therapy (CPT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) or prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, Williams says.
—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 21 May 2025
But the book has been a hot topic on the cable news network for much of the last week, in tandem with unconfirmed claims about Biden’s cognitive acuity while serving in the White House.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Some patients also reported long-term cognitive issues.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
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Under coach Manolo González, Espanyol has just placed a reasonable 14th in La Liga.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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International agreements require the owners of the patents on standardized technologies to allow others to use them—to license them to any interested party on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Instead the internet and social media accelerated a process in which the whole notion of an empirical truth has become watered down and distorted.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Decisions were made on the basis of rigorous empirical research and vetting through the minds of the experts — the men and women who led the agencies.—
Michael Eric Siegel,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2025
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Superintelligence is the point at which AI intelligence passes human intelligence in general cognitive and analytic functions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Simulator technology will provide video and analytic feedback, per Clubhouse540’s website.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The news comes on the heels of THR’s 58 SoCal Journalism Awards nominations, including best website and three journalist of the year noms.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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Instead, eating and preparing them may simply entail extra care and adherence to best food safety practices.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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