Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
gedächtniserweiternde Drogen
English translation:
mind-enhancing drugs
German term
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gedächtniserweiternde Drogen
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Der Film untersucht und imaginiert Narrativen aus Fragmente von Thea von Harbous Originaldrehbuch zu Metropolis, aktuellen Recherchen zu Bionik, Ökonomie, Nanotechnologie, neurale Schnittstellen, gedächtniserweiternde Drogen, tragbare und implantierte Computertechnologie, sowie spekulative Ansätzen der posthumanistischer Sciencefiction Autorin Octavia E. Butler und Philip K. Dicks und der Philosophie des feministischem Poststrukturalismus, medizinischen Visualisierungen, gefilmt in Richard Neutras Wohn- und Architektur Studio in Silverlake, Los Angeles.
Der Film untersucht und imaginiert Narrativen aus Fragmente von Thea von Harbous Originaldrehbuch zu Metropolis, aktuellen Recherchen zu Bionik, Ökonomie, Nanotechnologie, neurale Schnittstellen, ***gedächtniserweiternde Drogen***, tragbare und implantierte Computertechnologie, sowie spekulative Ansätzen der posthumanistischer Sciencefiction Autorin Octavia E. Butler und Philip K. Dicks und der Philosophie des feministischem Poststrukturalismus, medizinischen Visualisierungen, gefilmt in Richard Neutras Wohn- und Architektur Studio in Silverlake, Los Angeles.:
Der Film untersucht und imaginiert Narrativen aus Fragmente von Thea von Harbous Originaldrehbuch zu Metropolis, aktuellen Recherchen zu Bionik, Ökonomie, Nanotechnologie, neurale Schnittstellen, gedächtniserweiternde Drogen, tragbare und implantierte Computertechnologie, sowie spekulative Ansätzen der posthumanistischer Sciencefiction Autorin Octavia E. Butler und Philip K. Dicks und der Philosophie des feministischem Poststrukturalismus, medizinischen Visualisierungen, gefilmt in Richard Neutras Wohn- und Architektur Studio in Silverlake, Los Angeles.
How would you translate "gedächtniserweiternde Drogen"? I don't know how to do it, as I am only arriving at literal versions like "mind-expanding drugs" or supposed falsifications of meaning like hallucinating drugs.
American English is preferable.
Best.
| 3 +7 | memory-enhancing drugs |
Steffen Walter
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| 3 +1 | memory-expanding substances/drugs |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 4 | mind-altering drugs |
Gordon Matthews
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| 3 | memory improvement drugs |
Yana Ellis
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Proposed translations
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memory-enhancing drugs
See, for example,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779437/
https://bebrainfit.com/brain-enhancing-drugs/
"And lastly, many baby boomers and seniors take memory-enhancing drugs."
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/304/5667/36
"An eager market--from Alzheimer's patients to aging overachievers--awaits the first memory-enhancing drugs. High-profile neuroscientists are racing to provide the goods."
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Note added at 20 mins (2019-09-25 08:45:43 GMT)
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https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/politi/news-article/3284/
memory-expanding substances/drugs
| agree |
writeaway
: or mind-blowing (depending on how far the erweiternde aspect goes...)/I know. mind-blowing just appeals to me at the moment
15 mins
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enhancing is better, though
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memory improvement drugs
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mind-altering drugs
| neutral |
Steffen Walter
: In my view, "mind" is too generic a term in this case, referring to the "Verstand/Geist" as a whole, of which the "Gedächtnis" (memory) is but one part.
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