mental processing
Thinking things through
Mental processing is the brain's work of handling information—receiving input, organizing it, and producing thought or action.
The term appears in psychology, education, and cognitive science: Children with slower mental processing may need extra time on tests.
Processing speed, working memory, and attention all contribute to how efficiently someone processes information.
- train of thoughtConnected sequence of ideas
- visual perceptionOcular sensory processing
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- skill acquisitionGaining new abilities
- emotional regulationManaging internal feeling states
judgment · gut feeling · attention · brain fog · working memory · pattern recognition · abstraction · critical thinking · reasoning · heuristics · metacognition · categorization · creative thinking · light bulb moment · executive function · neuroplasticity · spatial awareness · tunnel vision
- Neuropsychologycognition, memory test, cognitive test, executive function, working memory
- teen cognitionteen brain, cognitive growth, executive function, impulse control, decision-making
mental processingreflex
Involuntary stimulus response
reflexive action · instinct · automatic response · knee-jerk reaction · gut reaction
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