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conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
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Recent Examples of cognition
In August, the National Toxicology Program published a review of research about the association between fluoride exposure and neurodevelopment and cognition.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Sleep can also affect reaction time, learning abilities, and cognition.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Nov. 2024
But concerns remain—particularly about links between fluoride and cognition.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Recreational marijuana can be addictive and there may be mental health, cognition and decision-making problems.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Sleep can also affect reaction time, learning abilities, and cognition.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Nov. 2024
But concerns remain—particularly about links between fluoride and cognition.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Recreational marijuana can be addictive and there may be mental health, cognition and decision-making problems.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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Later that day, Venus joins Pluto, deepening conversations and potentially transforming your perception of a romantic connection.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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His comments are reflective of an emerging understanding that ascribes the party’s shortcomings to voters’ dissatisfaction with pocketbook issues and the perception among the electorate that Democratic priorities were misplaced.Noah Rothman, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
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The team is collecting more observations and hopes to take real-time data from Mars someday and use it to make predictions, much like weather forecasters do on Earth.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Pairing Electrons The case of Kamerlingh Onnes’ observations (and superconductivity seen in other extremely cold metals) was finally cracked in 1957.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 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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While her snappy lyrics structure these songs of reflection and self-care, her deep arsenal of flows, intonations, and melodies bring them to life. 7.Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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Josh Stein Senior staffers from several other campaigns, such as those of Asa Hutchinson, Dean Phillips, Jill Stein, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie and President-elect Donald Trump, also offered brief reflections during the dinner.Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this tragedy during this incredibly difficult time.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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This thought experiment can't be replicated in the real world, since plastic pollution is so ubiquitous.Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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The concept follows the trend that recently saw Clay Holmes, a two-time All-Star closer, sign with the New York Mets for $38 million guaranteed and an opportunity to start.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The visionary highlights the concept of The Third Entity™, a framework developed by CRR Global that views relationships as distinct entities with their own personalities and dynamics.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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And despite an international competition to reimagine the rebuild of the cathedral’s famous spire, Mr. Macron ultimately opted to restore it to Viollet-le-Duc’s conception.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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His job includes overseeing the beverage program, which understandably highlights pairings to best complement Kahn’s one-of-a-kind conceptions.Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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