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Promises and Perils of Neuroenhancement and its Perspectives for Military Ethics

open access: yesActa Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Philosophica, 2018
Current developments in the area of neuroenhancement pose multiple ethical and societal questions. Improvements in general cognitive capacities can have important positive effects. With the use of several interventions, ranging from pharmaceutics through
Marcin Orzechowski, Florian Steger
doaj   +1 more source

The Neuroscience of Moral Judgment: Empirical and Philosophical Developments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
We chart how neuroscience and philosophy have together advanced our understanding of moral judgment with implications for when it goes well or poorly.
Haas, Julia   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Nootropics use in the workplace. Psychiatric and ethical aftermath towards the new frontier of bioengineering [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
OBJECTIVE: The authors have sought to expound upon and shed a light on the rise of nootropics, which have gradually taken on a more and more relevant role in workplaces and academic settings.
Bersani, G   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Why is Cognitive Enhancement Deemed Unacceptable? The Role of Fairness, Deservingness, and Hollow Achievements

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2016
We ask why pharmacological cognitive enhancement (PCE) is generally deemed morally unacceptable by lay people. Our approach to this question has two core elements.
Nadira S. Faber   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Condition‐Specific Adverse Event Profiles of Modafinil for Labelled and Off‐Label Uses: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesBasic &Clinical Pharmacology &Toxicology, Volume 138, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Modafinil is approved for excessive daytime sleepiness in narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and shift work sleep disorder (SWSD), but its widespread off‐label use raises safety concerns. We evaluated the risk of adverse events (AEs) associated with both labelled and off‐label use of modafinil.
Jaehee Jung   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting the behavioural impact of transcranial direct current stimulation: issues and limitations

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013
The transcranial application of weak currents to the human brain has enjoyed a decade of success, providing a simple and powerful tool for non-invasively altering human brain function.
Archy Otto De Berker   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moral Enhancement by Technological Means: Possible, Permissible, a Duty? [PDF]

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 2016
Attempts to enhance individual and communal morality are as old as human communal living itself. But only recently have philosophers, bioethicists and scientists begun to seriously consider the possibilities and implications of employing technological ...
Toni Pustovrh, Monika McCollister Pirc
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmaceutical Neuroenhancement in the Quest for Worth at Work

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, Volume 95, Issue 4, Page 834-850, November 2025.
This article examines the use of psychoactive substances for cognitive enhancement in the context of work. By drawing upon existing qualitative research and sociological theories on meaningful work, valuation, and human agency, I explore cultural and institutional processes encouraging individuals to engage in such practices and argue that ...
Sigita Doblytė
wiley   +1 more source

Learning from missteps: Potential of transcranial electrical stimulation in neuropsychological rehabilitation

open access: yesJournal of Neuropsychology, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 655-681, September 2025.
Abstract Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) holds promise for neuropsychological rehabilitation by leveraging the brain's inherent plasticity to enhance cognitive and motor functions. However, early results have been variable due to oversimplified approaches.
Carlo Miniussi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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