Cognitive skills
Domain : Symptoms
Category : Learn more
Simplified definition
Cognitive skills are the mental abilities that allow us to memorize, think, learn, communicate, and carry out tasks.
Source: Houria Aiouaz, for Alzheimer Foundation
Referenced definition
“[…] The mental processes that allow us to receive, select, store, transform, develop, and recover information that we’ve received from external stimuli.”
Source: Cognifit. Brain functions. [Internet]. [cited on Sept 7, 2022].
Context
“Some activities require a complex combination of cognitive skills. Among these activities are the social behaviors of everyday life used while shopping, riding a bus or train, dealing with neighbors, or helping a friend.”
Source: Dana Foundation. Cognitive Skills and the Aging Brain: What to Expect. [Internet]. December 1, 2022 [cited on Sept 7, 2022].
Note
- This term is mainly used in the plural form.
- Each area of the brain is responsible for specific functions.
Synonym(s)
Cognition / Cognitive functions / Cognitive functioning / Mental functionsGO FURTHER
