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
The most abstruse and abstract thought of to-day is possible because ages and ages ago men living in caves were hungry and sought food, were cold and sought warmth, felt fear and sought protection.
From The Girl in Her Teens by Slattery, Margaret
