# Cognition --- **Cognition**, or **complex thought** is the act of creative or critical thinking, problem solving, moral and ethical reasoning that takes place in the [[cerebrum]], and in particular the [[cerebrum|prefrontal cortex]]. [[Cognitive theory]] is a theory that states ones actions are affected by what and how a person is thinking. It sounds like it goes without saying, but that has not always been the case—especially how it pertains to the different ways children see think throughout their development. - complex attention - executive function - learning and memory - language - perceptual motor - social cognition ___