mental processes

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My executive function, the set of mental processes that help order the day-to-day — like organization, working memory, time management and focus — was in shambles.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2025

Tests designed to mimic the mental processes involved in team sports assessed 241 women's reaction time, attention, accuracy, and spatial cognition - 14 days apart.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

Numerous studies have examined the distinctions between the two groups in broad cognitive mechanisms, which are mental processes that our brains use, like memory, attention, problem-solving, and decision-making, deMeurisse said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

But when people are putting thoughts into words, their mental processes may be different, depending on the language they are using.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

As if a peculiar and malign abstractness pervaded their mental processes.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick