inprentingsfuncties

English translation: imprinting function

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Dutch term or phrase:inprentingsfunctie
English translation:imprinting function
Entered by: ebell

16:19 May 25, 2009
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - Psychology / Psychiatry
Dutch term or phrase: inprentingsfuncties
A psychiatric examination of a patient with Parkinson-like symptons found that "inprentingsfuncties waren gestoord".
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ebell
Local time: 10:10
imprinting function
Explanation:
any reason why not?
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vic voskuil
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Local time: 11:10
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4cognitive functions
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inprentingsfunctie
imprinting function


Explanation:
any reason why not?

vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 11:10
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Native speaker of: Dutch
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cognitive functions


Explanation:
Cognition refers to a range of high-level brain functions, including the ability to learn and remember information: organize, plan, and problem-solve. The basic process involved in cognition is the ability to capture and understand stimuli from the environment, in other words, such stimuli need to make an impact or imprint on the consciousness.

In English, the term "imprinting" when used in psychology, has been hijacked by the Aritificial intelligence branch of information technology. As a result, although in its pure meaning "imprinting" could be an appropriate translation, you will not find the term "imprinting" used very much in the English language medical literature on Parkinsonian symptoms.


    Reference: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/503090_2
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neutral  vic voskuil: valid point, but inprenting is one cognitive function (as is e.g. awareness or memory), therefore imo too general a translation
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