cognición

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cognitiōnem.

Noun

cognición f (plural cogniciones)

  1. (philosophy, psychology) cognition
    Synonym: conocimiento
    • 2015 September 14, “¿Qué le hace la música a nuestro cerebro?”, in El País:
      Estudios de neuroimagen muestran que tanto al escuchar como al hacer música se estimulan conexiones en una amplia franja de regiones cerebrales normalmente involucradas en la emoción, la recompensa, la cognición, la sensación y el movimiento.
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