cognition
noun
cog·ni·tion käg-ˈni-shən 
: cognitive mental processes
A concussion impaired the patient's cognition.
also : a product of these processes
cognitional
käg-ˈnish-nəl
adjective -ˈni-shə-nᵊl
Example Sentences
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
Recent Examples on the Web While aducanumab did remove amyloid, the clinical trial only showed a small improvement in cognition in one subset of patients. 
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 July 2022 Researchers will evaluate both groups of volunteers every six months for two years, measuring changes in cognition and physical health. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The infectious particle can consequently accumulate in the brain and have detrimental impacts in cognition. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 June 2022 According to the basic rest-activity cycle (also known as BRAC), humans are optimized to pay attention for about 45 minutes, but at 90 minutes, our cognition drops significantly. Fortune, 13 Aug. 2022 Strikingly, Fernández-Castañeda et al. found that even mild cases of Covid-19 set off enough inflammation to produce impairments to cognition and brain health. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Some studies on younger adults suggest that napping is beneficial to cognition, while others on older adults suggest it may be linked to cognitive impairment. Yue Leng, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2022 Data from the longest-ever phase 3 trial of exercise on cognition released at the conference on Tuesday found that exercise may stall cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 2 Aug. 2022 Gregg, an expert on animal cognition, explores what human foibles reveal about animal intelligence by invoking philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 July 2022 See More
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 July 2022 Researchers will evaluate both groups of volunteers every six months for two years, measuring changes in cognition and physical health. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The infectious particle can consequently accumulate in the brain and have detrimental impacts in cognition. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 June 2022 According to the basic rest-activity cycle (also known as BRAC), humans are optimized to pay attention for about 45 minutes, but at 90 minutes, our cognition drops significantly. Fortune, 13 Aug. 2022 Strikingly, Fernández-Castañeda et al. found that even mild cases of Covid-19 set off enough inflammation to produce impairments to cognition and brain health. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Some studies on younger adults suggest that napping is beneficial to cognition, while others on older adults suggest it may be linked to cognitive impairment. Yue Leng, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2022 Data from the longest-ever phase 3 trial of exercise on cognition released at the conference on Tuesday found that exercise may stall cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 2 Aug. 2022 Gregg, an expert on animal cognition, explores what human foibles reveal about animal intelligence by invoking philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English cognicioun "comprehension, ability to comprehend," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French cognicion "knowledge, jurisdiction," borrowed from Latin cognitiōn-, cognitiō "act of getting to know, comprehension, investigation," from cogni-, variant stem of cognōscere "to get to know, acquire knowledge of, become acquainted with, investigate" (from co- co- + gnōscere, nōscere "to get to know," inchoative derivative from Indo-European *ǵneh3-, *ǵṇh3- "to know, recognize") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at know entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cognition
noun
cog·ni·tion käg-ˈnish-ən
1
: cognitive mental processes
2
: a conscious intellectual act
conflict between cognitions
recognitions
noun
as in accolades
the state of being publicly acknowledged or known for something (such as an achievement) The group was pleased to finally receive recognition for their groundbreaking work. Synonyms & Similar Words
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