abstract thought
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The capacity to arrange shapes and lines in organized configurations may represent an important sign of emerging abstract thought, a major development in the evolution of human cognition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
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
Were we to neglect the latter, and consider merely what abstract thought gives us, we should regard as really one what is one for thought.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Peter Coffey
