cognition

n. awareness, perception

Cognition is a diffuse term, used in different ways by different disciplines. In psychology, it refers to an information processing view of an individual's psychological functions. Other interpretations of the meaning of cognition link it to the development of concepts; individual minds, groups, organizations, and even larger coalitions of entities, can be modelled as societies which cooperate to form concepts. The autonomous elements of each 'society' would have the opportunity to demonstrate emergent behavior in the face of some crisis or opportunity. Cognition can also be interpreted as "understanding and trying to make sense of the world".
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Cognition /cog·ni·tion/ that operation of the mind process by which we become aware of objects of thought and perception, including all aspects of [more]Cognition - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
(synonym) knowledge, noesis
(hypernym) psychological feature
(hyponym) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous

n. cognition, perception