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cognition

[kog-nish-uhn]

noun

  1. the act or process of knowing; perception.

  2. the product of such a process; something thus known, perceived, etc.

  3. knowledge.



cognition

/ ɒɡˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning

  2. the knowledge that results from such an act or process

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cognition

  1. The mental process of knowing, including awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • cognitional adjective
  • noncognition noun
  • self-cognition noun
  • DzˈԾپDzԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cognition1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English cognicioun, from Latin DzԾپō-, stem of DzԾپō “knowledge, a learning,” equivalent to cognit(us) “learned, known” (past participle of Dzō “to learn, become acquainted,” from co- co- + gō, ō “to learn”; know 1 ) + -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cognition1

C15: from Latin DzԾپō, from Dzō from co- (intensive) + ō to learn; see know
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But as Piero Amodio, an animal behavior and cognition researcher in Napoli featured in “Octopus!” says in the series, the idea of intelligence is a human one.

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Professor Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, a researcher in music cognition at Princeton, highlights source sensitivity – our instinct to associate a song's sound with its intended context.

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This technology gives teachers access to more detailed information about certain brain regions that could answer some major questions about cognition, she added.

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These neurons produce cognition by the patterns in which groups of them fire at once — a model that has inspired advanced computers and AI.

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Higher levels of the brain typically associated with cognition, on the other hand, did show a consistent pattern when participants experienced mixed emotions.

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