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Tip 1 - What are Cognitive Abilities and Skills, and How to Boost Them?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Francine Ramires | permalink

Cognitive abilities are the brain-based skills we need to carry out any task from the simplest to the most complex. Learn how to develop cognitive abilities.
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For further reading: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/12/18/what-are-cognitive-abilities/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Cognition: The Ultimate Brain Function

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by JOHN HERMANOWSKI | permalink

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3055511/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - The Brain Functions Involved in Cognitive Functions | LIVESTRONG.COM

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by tsaphkiel | permalink

While the various parts of the brain have been observed to have discreet functions for processing specific types of information, the process of thought, or cognition, uses a neural network of interconnections between separate areas. A region of the brain can play different roles in learning and memory, for instance, depending on the nature of its...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/177861-the-brain-functions-involved-in-cognitive-functions/ ^[3]