Kognitionsbiologie

cognitive biology; biological basis of cognition

noun kog-ni-tsyOHNS-byo-loh-GEE Rare

Usage Note

Kognitionsbiologie examines the biological and evolutionary foundations of mental processes, including the origins of intelligence. An emerging interdisciplinary field encountered in science journalism and university study.

Examples

"Die Kognitionsbiologie untersucht, wie das Nervensystem Denken ermöglicht."

Natural Translation

Cognitive biology investigates how the nervous system enables thinking.

Literal Translation

The cognition-biology investigates, how the nervous-system thinking enables.

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