cognition
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Plant sentience, however, is goal-directed and suggests clear cognition of the surrounding environment.
"Animal cognition in the wild may sometimes be more sophisticated than we tend to assume," Loretto said.
From Barron's
For more than a century, this pattern has suggested that human cognition is unified at a deep level.
From Science Daily
Courts recognize that cognition exists on a scale; they may be capable of making some decisions, if not others.
From MarketWatch
This new behavior emerged during mirror test experiments, a widely used method for studying animal cognition.
From Science Daily
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