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The likelihood of cognitive enhancement [PDF]

open access: yesPharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2011
Whether drugs that enhance cognition in healthy individuals will appear in the near future has become a topic of considerable interest. We address this possibility using a three variable system (psychological effect, neurobiological mechanism, and efficiency vs. capabilities) for classifying candidates.
Gary, Lynch   +2 more
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Students’ use of caffeine, alcohol, dietary supplements, and illegal substances for improving academic performance in a New Zealand university

open access: yesHealth 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Contextual Factors and Substance Characteristics on Perspectives toward Cognitive Enhancement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Sattler S, Forlini C, Racine É, Sauer C. Impact of Contextual Factors and Substance Characteristics on Perspectives toward Cognitive Enhancement. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(8): e71452.Enhancing cognitive performance with substances–especially prescription drugs–is
Racine, Éric   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Cognition Enhancers in Age-Related Cognitive Decline [PDF]

open access: yesDrugs & Aging, 1996
A review of recently published studies on the effect of cognition enhancers in non-demented human study participants is presented. The heterogeneity of the therapeutic target, age-associated cognitive decline, can be improved by separately treating groups in whom age-extrinsic factors may underlie cognitive pathology.
Riedel, Wim J., Jolles, Jellemer
openaire   +3 more sources

The Rationale for Consuming Cognitive Enhancement Drugs in University Students and Teachers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Sattler S, Sauer C, Mehlkop G, Graeff P. The Rationale for Consuming Cognitive Enhancement Drugs in University Students and Teachers. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(7): e68821.Cognitive enhancement (CE) is the pharmaceutical augmentation of mental abilities (e.g ...
Carsten Sauer   +15 more
core   +1 more source

The Neuroenhancement of Healthy Individuals Using tDCS: Some Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects [PDF]

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 2014
Over the past two decades there has been increasing scientific interest in Human Enhancement, that is, the possibilities of expanding and enhancing the capabilities of healthy individuals with direct technological interventions into the body.
Toni Pustovrh
doaj   +1 more source

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Spatial Working Memory in Healthy Young Adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
Working memory (WM) is one of the core components of higher cognitive functions. There exists debate regarding the extent to which current techniques can enhance human WM capacity.
Jin-Bo Sun   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognition-Enhancing Drugs [PDF]

open access: yesThe 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.
openaire   +2 more sources

A Survey of Substance Use for Cognitive Enhancement by University Students in the Netherlands

open access: yesFrontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2015
Background:Pharmacological cognitive enhancement, using chemicals to change cellular processes in the brain in order to enhance one’s cognitive capacities, is an often discussed phenomenon.
Kimberly Johanna Schelle   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive Enhancement in Humans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Contains fulltext : 237623.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Dresler, M., Repantis, D.
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