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Study Reveals What a Lifetime of Exposure to Fluoride in Drinking Water Does to Cognition • Nov. 11, 2026, 9:04 AM ET (ScienceAlert)

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Also Known As	cognitive faculty

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Labeled anatomical diagram of the human brain in sagittal section, medial view, showing internal structures such as the corpus callosum, cerebellum, ventricles, brainstem, and other key regions.

Herbert A. Simon

Jean Piaget, an older man with glasses and a pipe, wearing a suit and tie, looks toward the camera.

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schema cognitive equilibrium cognitive control metacognition understanding aphantasia field dependence field independence cognitive style comprehension philosophy of mind human intelligence memory thought attention creativity genius learning psychiatry parapsychological phenomenon

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Jerome Bruner

American psychologist