abstract thought
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The tumour is in the right frontal lobe of Weronika's brain – the area responsible for abstract thought, creativity and concentration.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
These regions are involved in other high-level cognitive functions and are important for abstract thought and long-term representations of the future.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Studies show ravens are intelligent and capable of abstract thought.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
He demonstrated that these animals were capable of abstract thought by showing that they could learn how to solve a puzzle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
He was a philosopher, imbued with the tenets of positivism; and she was naturally prone to be fascinated by abstract thought.
From The Age of Tennyson by Hugh Walker