Meanings
nouncognitive reserve (countable and uncountable, plural cognitive reserves)
plural cognitive reserves
- countableuncountableThe resilience and behavioural resistance of the mind against brain to damage to the brain.
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cognitive reserve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognitive%20reserve
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