cognitive deficit
Thinking ability reduction
A cognitive deficit is an impairment in mental functions such as memory, attention, reasoning, or language processing.
The term appears in medical and psychological contexts to describe difficulties that may result from brain injury, developmental conditions, aging, or disease: The stroke left her with cognitive deficits affecting short-term memory.
Unlike cognitive disability, which suggests a stable condition, deficit often implies something lost or diminished from a prior state.
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- memory lossFailure to recall
- short term memoryBrief information storage
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
brain fog · forgetfulness · senior moment · lost train of thought · attention · concentration · processing · mental fatigue · decline · dysfunction · neurological · stroke · brain injury · injury · mental · slowness · mental block · disorientation
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Improving mental function artificially
mental acuity · superior intellect · sharp mind · genius · brilliance
cognitive deficitcognitive health
Brain function condition
neurological health · sound mind · mental fitness · brain health
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