Cognition and neuropsychiatry

The capacity to select and direct mental focus toward relevant information.

The set of mental processes used to take in, organise, retain and use information.

The capacity to sustain mental effort and focus over time.

Higher-order abilities used to plan, organise, shift approach and regulate goal-directed behaviour.

The processes involved in registering, storing and retrieving information.

Awareness of relevant aspects of time, place, person and situation.

An acute, fluctuating syndrome involving disturbance of attention, awareness and other cognitive functions.

A syndrome involving acquired and persistent decline in cognitive function that interferes with everyday life.