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UMYSŁ VS. UMYSŁ 2.0. SPOŁECZNE KONSEKWENCJE WZMOCNIENIA POZNAWCZEGO [PDF]

Studia Humanistyczne AGH, 2017
Superintelligence is one of the main ideas of transhumanism philosophy. To put this idea into effect we need to improve the capabilities of the human mind and brain.
Artur Gunia
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Cognitive Crescendo: How Music Shapes the Brain’s Structure and Function

Brain Sciences, 2023
Music is a complex phenomenon with multiple brain areas and neural connections being implicated. Centuries ago, music was discovered as an efficient modality for psychological status enrichment and even for the treatment of multiple pathologies.
Corneliu Toader, Calin Petru Tataru, Ioan-Alexandru Florian, Razvan-Adrian Covache-Busuioc, Bogdan-Gabriel Bratu, Luca Andrei Glavan, Andrei Bordeianu, David-Ioan Dumitrascu, Alexandru Vlad Ciurea   +8 more
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The Reciprocal Relationship Between Handwriting Fluency and Spelling Accuracy in Chinese: A Longitudinal Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Mastering transcription skills is an important goal in the development of children's written language abilities, and handwriting fluency and spelling accuracy are crucial indicators of transcription ability.
Yuan Ding, Liping Li, Xinchun Wu
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The Novel Analogue of Modafinil CE-158 Protects Social Memory against Interference and Triggers the Release of Dopamine in the Nucleus Accumbens of Mice

Biomolecules, 2022
Previous studies have shown that atypical dopamine-transporter-inhibitors such as modafinil and its analogues modify behavioral and cognitive functions in rodents.
Karl Ebner, Simone B. Sartori, Rita Murau, Fabian Kopel, Predrag Kalaba, Vladimir Dragačević, Johann J. Leban, Nicolas Singewald, Mario Engelmann, Gert Lubec   +9 more
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How effective are pharmaceuticals for cognitive enhancement in healthy adults? A series of meta-analyses of cognitive performance during acute administration of modafinil, methylphenidate and D-amphetamine.

European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020
Modafinil, methyphenidate (MPH) and d-amphetamine (d-amph) are putative cognitive enhancers. However, efficacy of cognitive enhancement has yet to be fully established.
C. Roberts, Andrew Jones, H. Sumnall, S. Gage, C. Montgomery   +4 more
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Students’ use of caffeine, alcohol, dietary supplements, and illegal substances for improving academic performance in a New Zealand university

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2021
This study aimed to describe patterns of use and attitudes towards a broad variety of substances for improving academic performance at a New Zealand university. 685 students (from 1800 invited) completed an online questionnaire (38% response rate).
Anantha Narayanan, Malcolm Gill, Chaey Leem, Cassandra Li, Frances Mein Smith, Ben Shepherd, Selene Ting, Karin van Bart, James A. Green, Ari Samaranayaka, Christina Ergler, Alexandra Macmillan   +11 more
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Cognitive Enhancement: Treating or Cheating? [PDF]

, 2015
In this article I provide an overview of the moral and medical questions surrounding the use of cognitive enhancers. This discussion will be framed in light of 4 key considerations: (1) is there a difference between therapy and enhancement?
Whetstine, Leslie M.
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Commercial video games and cognitive functions: video game genres and modulating factors of cognitive enhancement

Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2020
Unlike the emphasis on negative results of video games such as the impulsive engagement in video games, cognitive training studies in individuals with cognitive deficits showed that characteristics of video game elements were helpful to train cognitive ...
Eunhye Choi, Suk-Ho Shin, Jeh-Kwang Ryu, K. Jung, Shin-Young Kim, Min-Hyeon Park   +5 more
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Neoliberalising bioethics: Bias, enhancement and economistic ethics [PDF]

, 2008
In bioethics there is an ongoing debate about the ethical case for human enhancement through new biomedical technologies. In this debate there are both supporters and opponents of human enhancement technologies such as genetic improvements of cognitive ...
Birch, Kean
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Cognition-Enhancing Drugs [PDF]

The Milbank Quarterly, 2004
New drugs that enhance cognition in cognitively healthy individuals present difficult public policy challenges. While their use is not inherently unethical, steps must be taken to ensure that they are safe, that they are widely available to promote equality of opportunity, and that individuals are free to decide whether or not to use them.
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