cognition

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.
2. 2
   Children develop cognition rapidly in their early years.
3. 3
   The study focused on animal cognition.
4. 4
   human cognition
5. 5
   social cognition
6. 6
   cognition research
7. 7
   A result of a cognitive process.
8. 8
   Knowledge; awareness.