__________ occurs when the neocortex loses functioning over time.

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Dementia is characterized by a decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It particularly affects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgment. The impairment in cognitive function is commonly accompanied, and occasionally preceded, by deterioration in emotional control, social behavior, or motivation. This condition occurs when the neocortex, which is responsible for higher-order brain functions such as sensory perception, cognition, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning, and language, loses functioning over time.

__________ Occurs When the Neocortex Loses Functioning Over Time