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cognitive

[kog-ni-tiv] / ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
perceivable
Synonyms
WEAK
appercipient cognizable cognoscible comprehensible corporeal discernible intelligible knowing observant palpable patent perceptible percipient perspicacious recognizable sensible sensitive tangible translucent trenchant
Antonyms
WEAK
imperceivable
ADJECTIVE
psychological
Synonyms
STRONGEST
emotional intellectual mental subjective
WEAK
cerebral experimental imaginary in the mind intellective psychical subconscious unconscious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
physical
WEAK
body
ADJECTIVE
rational
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analytical balanced deliberate enlightened impartial intelligent judicious levelheaded logical lucid normal prudent reasonable sane sensible sober stable thoughtful wise
STRONG
calm cool intellectual knowing objective reasoning sound synthetic thinking
WEAK
all there cerebral circumspect collected deductive discerning discriminating far-sighted perspicacious philosophic ratiocinative reflective sagacious together well-advised
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless confused foolish idiotic illogical insane irrational nonsensical senseless stupid thoughtless unbalanced unintelligent unreasonable unstable unsystematic unwise
STRONG
agitated excited
WEAK
ridiculous unrealistic unsound
ADJECTIVE
reasonable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clear-cut consistent credible judicious justifiable logical plausible rational reasoned sane sensible sober thoughtful wise
WEAK
advisable all there arguable believable cerebral commonsensical conscious consequent cool in one's right mind levelheaded perceiving percipient ratiocinative reasoning reflective sound tenable thought-out together tolerant unbiased unprejudiced well-advised
Antonyms
STRONGEST
foolish idiotic implausible improbable irrational senseless stupid thoughtless unbelievable unlikely unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwise
WEAK
expensive impractical intolerable nonsensical outrageous

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The label "SuperAger" was introduced by Dr. M. Marsel Mesulam, who founded the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease at Northwestern in the late 1990s.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Cognitive exercises offered by a bot named Sunny, paired with telehealth visits, can be “physical therapy for the brain.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Cognitive abilities expand rapidly at this age, but the risk of developing certain mental health conditions also becomes higher.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

Daniel B. Shank, an associate professor of psychological science at Missouri S&T, is the lead author of a 2025 paper on the ethics of A.I. romance in the journal Trends in Cognitive Science.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2025

Legends, myths, gods and religions appeared for the first time with the Cognitive Revolution.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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