Cognition

Introduction: Cognition

Description of Cognition

Cognition: the act or process of knowing, including awareness, judgement, perception, reasoning, and conceiving.
Source: CRISP

Cognition: Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism becomes aware of or obtains knowledge.
Source: MeSH 2007

Cognition: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cognition:

• Cognition disorder
• Generic
• Term
• Mental
• Mental symptoms (3121 causes)
• Mental disease
• Mental disorder
• Thinking
• Learning

Terms associated with Cognition:

More specific terms for Cognition:

• Awareness
• Cognitive Dissonance
• Consciousness
• Imagination
• Intuition
• Comprehension

Source - MeSH 2007

• attribution
• awareness
• comprehension
• concept
• consciousness
• cue
• decision making
• executive function
• expectancy
• insight
• judgment
• mathematical ability
• perception
• problem solving
• psychological concentration
• thinking

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cognition

• Mental Processes

Source - MeSH 2007

• mental process

Source - CRISP

The term Cognition can be used for:

• cognitive function
• logic

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Cognition:

• attitude
• creativity
• imagination
• learning
• performance

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cognition

The following list attempts to classify Cognition into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Psychological Phenomena and Processes
  • Mental Processes
    • Cognition

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