brain vs cognition

cognition vs brain

brain and cognition both are nouns.

brain is a verb but cognition is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brain	Yes	No	Yes	No
cognition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cognition is a hypernym of brain; that is, cognition is a word with a broader meaning than brain:

brain: that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
cognition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Other hypernyms of brain include knowledge, noesis.

brain (noun)	cognition (noun)
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord	the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
mental ability
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
the brain of certain animals used as meat
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

brain (verb)	cognition (verb)
hit on the head
kill by smashing someone's skull

Difference between brain and cognition

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