cognitive function
Brain's working capacity
Cognitive function refers to the mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding—thinking, remembering, reasoning, problem-solving, and paying attention.
The term appears frequently in medical and psychological contexts: The medication may impair cognitive function.
Cognitive functions can decline with age or disease, or be measured and trained: exercises to improve cognitive function.
- retrievalAct of getting back
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- analytical thinkingSystematic examination of parts
- visual perceptionOcular sensory processing
- deductive reasoningDeriving specifics from generalities
divided attention · sharp as a tack · mind like a steel trap · pattern recognition · encoding · train of thought · depth perception · verbal fluency · metacognition · problem-solving · working memory · mental gymnastics · procedural memory · comprehension · information processing · decision-making · brain · thinking
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, remembering, memory retrieval
- health factorsexercise, psychological factors, genetics, smoking, alcohol
- brain trainingbrain training, memory, focus, mental fitness, memory palace
- intellectintelligence, intellect, brainpower, mind, smartness
- mental claritymental clarity, lucidity, clear thinking, clear head, clear-headedness
- mental sharpnessmental agility, mental clarity, mental focus, acumen, sharp mind
cognitive functioninstinct
Innate behavioral tendency
reflex · automatic response · gut reaction · fight-or-flight response · muscle memory
cognitive functioncognitive dysfunction
Compromised thinking ability
cognitive impairment · mental incapacity · cognitive decline · dementia · cognitive deficit
cognitive functionmotor function
Muscle movement capability
bodily function · biological function · cardiovascular function