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cognitive enhancement
amplification or extension of core capacities of the mind through external means, such as enhancement drugs

Franke et al noted: "The present results indicate that about 15% to 20% of surgeons have used drugs for CE [ cognitive enhancement ] or ME [mood enhancement] at least once during their lifetimes. This may be attributed to high workload and perceived work-related and private stress" (2013: 109).
Dale, K., Bloomfield, B., Managing performance-enhancing drugs in the workplace: an OSH perspective (EUOSHA/2017/NE/LV/0028/T8), European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), Bilbao, 25.1.2018, p. 5, https://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/publications/managing-performance-enhancing-drugs-workplace-osh-perspective/view [9.10.2018]
Translations
- Български: подобряване на когнитивното функциониране
- Čeština: zlepšení kognitivních schopností
- Dansk: kognitiv forbedring
- Deutsch: Steigerung der kognitiven Leistung
- Ελληνικά: βελτίωση των νοητικών ικανοτήτων
- English: cognitive enhancement
- Español: estimulación cognitiva
- Eesti: kognitiivsete võimete parandamine
- Suomi: kognition kohentaminen
- Français: amélioration cognitive
- Hrvatski: jačanje kognitivnih sposobnosti
- Magyar: kognitív fejlesztés
- Íslenska: aukning á hugrænni getu
- Italiano: potenziamento cognitivo
- Lietuvių: pažintinių gebėjimų stiprinimas
- Latviešu: kognitīvo funkciju uzlabošana
- Malti: titjib konjittiv
- Nederlands: prestatiebevorderende middelen
- Norsk: kognitiv forsterkning
- Polski: usprawnienie zdolności poznawczych
- Português: melhoria cognitiva
- Română: ameliorare cognitivă
- Slovenčina: posilnenie kognitívnych schopností
- Slovenščina: izboljšanje kognitivnih sposobnosti
- Svenska: förhöjning av kognitiv förmåga