abstract thought
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The other produces regions associated with abilities such as language, mathematics, abstract thought, and reflection on our own existence.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 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
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
It is a profession that thrives on abstract thought and, often, an other-worldly detachment from reality.
From Nature ● Apr. 5, 2020
We need not wonder, therefore, that the ancient Egyptian should have shown on the one hand an incapacity for abstract thought, and on the other hand a love of visible symbols.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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