Should physicians prescribe cognitive enhancers to healthy individuals?
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Should physicians prescribe cognitive enhancers to healthy individuals?
scription stimulants (e.g., methyl phenidate, dextroamphetamine mixed salts) and other neuropharmaceuticals (e.g., modafinil) are used by some healthy individuals without diagnosed attention deficit disorder to enhance concentration, memory, alertness and mood, a phenomenon often described as “cognitive enhancement” or “neuroenhancement.” Recently the term cognitive enhancement has captured the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121508