neurocognitive

British  

/ ˌnjʊərəˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /

adjective

1. of or relating to cognitive functions associated with particular areas of the brain

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Example Sentences

For adults, chronic lead exposure is associated with kidney dysfunction, hypertension and neurocognitive effects.

From Los Angeles Times

According to documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court last spring, Mavis Leno’s court-appointed attorney said that during his investigation into Jay Leno’s effort to be a permanent conservator, he learned that Mavis has “major neurocognitive disorders,” cognitive impairment and “sometimes does not know her husband, Jay, nor her date of birth.”

From Los Angeles Times

These include neurocognitive disorders, including Alzheimer’s and other dementia; seizures; clotting disorders; a number of respiratory conditions; and various infectious illnesses.

From Salon

This also likely means that some dinosaurs evolved the neurocognitive equipment to make these things possible, and that when we start looking into the genomes of these different groups, we’ll find genetic evidence of exactly how these traits are being controlled and whether the dolphin’s gaze following abilities, for example, occur in a similar way to those of the swallow or its Archosaur dinosaur ancestor.

From Salon

A doctor’s declaration said Wilson has a “major neurocognitive disorder,” is taking medication for dementia, and “is unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter.”

From Seattle Times