#cognition

• Archaic alphabet letters — An archaic and regional plural form previously used in certain Transylvanian dialects to denote the letters of the alphabet, the primer, or the first elementary notions of a field. In early neurological semiology and historical clinical pedagogy, the term was applied metaphorically to evaluate the retention and recall abilities of patients suffering from mild cognitive impairments or post-traumatic amnesias, testing if they still remembered their 'abețe' (rudimentary knowledge).
• Abstractness — The quality, characteristic, or nature of being abstractive; the state of a conceptual system or theoretical discourse operating at a high level of generalization, completely detached from material or empirical determinations. It represents the capacity of a mental structure to operate exclusively with pure essences, laws, and symbols.
• Admired — Highly esteemed, respected, appreciated, or loved by the public or a specific group; a person, work, or behavior evaluated at a superior level of quality. Linguistically, it represents the past participle of the verb 'admira', functionally stabilized in the vocabulary as a qualitative adjective denoting public recognition of excellence or beauty.
• Admiration — A feeling of high esteem, deep respect, appreciation, and delight in the face of the moral, intellectual, artistic, or physical qualities of a person, or the grandeur of a phenomenon or work. It represents a superior affective state that goes beyond mere approval, generating a desire for emulation and the recognition of objective value in society.
• Discovery — The act of finding out or discovering and its result; discovery, detection, or the mathematical process of solving an unknown. In administrative or legal contexts, it defines the process of obtaining official information or establishing facts through systematic investigation.
• Agnosia — A neurological disorder characterized by an inability to recognize or interpret sensory impressions, such as objects, persons, sounds, or shapes, despite intact primary sensory organs and general intellectual functioning; it typically results from structural damage to the associative cerebral cortex.
• Amortization — The accounting value expression of the irreversible depreciation of a tangible or intangible fixed asset, resulting from physical or moral wear and tear or the passage of time, periodically transferred to expenses; a sum of money allocated periodically for the gradual extinguishment of a long-term debt or a bond loan according to a set schedule.
• Appreciation — The act of appreciating and its result; esteem, praise, consideration, or respect shown toward the merits, qualities, or worth of a person or object. In an economic and financial context, it represents the process of an increase in the market value of an asset or a national currency relative to other international currencies, driven directly by supply and demand forces.
• Appreciation — The act of appreciating and its result; esteem, praise, consideration, or respect shown toward the merits or qualities of a person; an opinion or critical judgment formulated on the value of a thing. In economics, it defines the increase in the market value of a currency within a flexible exchange rate regime, while in psychology, it represents an essential factor in validating self-esteem.
• Sharpness — The property or quality of being sharp or cutting; the degree of accuracy or thinness of a blade or tip. In a sensory and technical sense, it defines the extreme clarity of an optical image (resolution), the penetration of a mental faculty (intelligence, perspicacity), or the high frequency of a sound (acute pitch).
• Astrognosy — An old descriptive branch of practical astronomy that deals with identifying, naming, and mapping constellations, as well as recognizing the position of the main stars and celestial bodies visible to the naked eye or rudimentary instruments. Unlike modern astrophysics, this classic field focuses strictly on sky orientation, traditional star charts, and celestial nomenclature.
• Attentional — Pertaining to attention, referring to the processes of concentration, selection, and orientation of consciousness; directly linked to the cognitive function of attention. In theoretical and experimental neuropsychology, the term qualifies neural networks, brain mechanisms, deficits, or mental resources involved in the selective processing of stimuli.