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cognitive development

American  

noun

  1. the process of acquiring intelligence and increasingly advanced thought and problem-solving ability from infancy to adulthood.


cognitive development Cultural  
  1. The growth of a person's ability to learn.


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The study, published in Cell Reports, also used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

The researchers used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, a large-scale project conducted by the National Institutes of Health that follows 11,000 youth and their parents across 21 sites in the U.S.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

We used data from the National Institutes of Health Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, which is the largest long-term study of brain development and child and adolescent health in the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023

All three studies are ongoing: the Human Connectome Project, which has 1,200 participants; the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development, or A.B.C.D., study, with 12,000 participants; and the U.K.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study followed 11,800 children across the United States over a 10-year period using a variety of brain imaging and mental health assessments.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2022

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