cognition
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Increased levels of klotho are thought to combat inflammation and improve cognition, and therapies to boost its production are being developed in the U.S. to target specific neurodegenerative ailments, such as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
"Animal cognition in the wild may sometimes be more sophisticated than we tend to assume," Loretto said.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
"This coordination does not carry out cognition itself, but determines the range of cognitive operations the system can support."
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
And all of us are going to work longer—and that means we will statistically be working with diminished cognition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
But we also have to acknowledge and understand those circumstances when rapid cognition leads us astray.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing cognition
In the Know: Cogn, Conn
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