Attention -
The ability to focus on important/significant stimuli for as long as necessary
even in noisy,
distracting settings.
Synonym:
concentration, focus.
Processing
- The ability to attend to something, make sense out of it and apply it
to oneself.
Synonym:
comprehension, understanding, assimilation, encoding.
Retention -
The ability to store processed information in an organized, systematic
manner.
Synonym:
storage, recollection.
Retrieval -
The ability to recall previously experienced sensations or perceptions
once the original stimulus is no longer present.
Synonym:
remembering, recall.
Compensation
- Deliberate application of a procedure to counteract the effect of a dysfunction
or disability.
Synonym:
adaptation, adjustment.
Rehabilitation
- Restoration to normal of impaired functions.
Synonym:
restoration, compensation.