Meaning & use
mentation
Mental activity or the process of thinking, especially as used in medical or psychological contexts.
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The nurse noted signs of altered mentation, including confusion and slow responses to questions.
Researchers studied how sleep deprivation affects mentation and decision-making the next day.
A note on using this word
Mentation is a fairly technical term, common in medicine and psychology, rather than everyday conversation.
Words with a similar meaning
cognitionthought process
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