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

“And the parts of the brain that deal with complex functions like abstract thought, working memory, creativity and socializing will be inhibited.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022

By practicing metacognitive behaviors, you are preparing yourself to engage in the kind of rational, abstract thought that will be required for philosophy.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

To a certain extent, therefore, the general incapacity for abstract thought which distinguished the Egyptians did not hold good of the priestly colleges.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)