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cognitive

[kog-ni-tiv] / ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /






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As a cognitive neuroscientist and artificial-intelligence ethicist, I’ll say plainly: Autism isn’t a behavioral disorder to be corrected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I’ve just spent months reporting on the hollowness of America’s gifted education apparatus, of the term itself, of cognitive testing specifically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The results suggest that current AI models may struggle with this type of cognitive control when tasks become increasingly demanding.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s sort of like outsourcing your workout to someone else and expecting to get stronger. Muscles — physical and cognitive — just don’t work like that.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

To establish her cognitive baseline that day, the researchers had her do some math problems and memory challenges.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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