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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):September 15, 2025

Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-40886 |  | 13-4365359
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2500 Westchester Avenue Purchase, NY |  | 10577
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 481-2210

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |  | CGTX |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a presentation that the Company may use from time to time in presentations or discussions with investors, analysts, and other parties.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

Exhibit No. |  | Document
99.1 |  | Investor presentation of Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| COGNITION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: September 15, 2025 |  |
| By: | /s/ Lisa Ricciardi
| Name: | Lisa Ricciardi
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer