Neuroethical issues in cognitive enhancement: Modafinil as the example of a workplace drug?
| Autor: | Barbara J. Sahakian, Camilla d’Angelo, Annette Beatrix Brühl |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Sahakian, Barbara [0000-0001-7352-1745], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Psychotherapist
Lifelong learning 610 Medicine & health Review Article Coercion 050105 experimental psychology Cognitive-enhancing drugs neuroethics 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Methylphenidate General Neuroscience 05 social sciences Modafinil Cognition workplace enhancement improved task-related motivation hot and cold cognition Mood Brain stimulation 10054 Clinic for Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Neurology (clinical) modafinil Psychology Neuroethics 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Brain and Neuroscience Advances |
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-222355 |
| Popis: | The use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy individuals has been a feature for much of recorded history. Cocaine and amphetamine are modern cases of drugs initially enthusiastically acclaimed for enhancing cognition and mood. Today, an increasing number of healthy people are reported to use cognitive-enhancing drugs, as well as other interventions, such as non-invasive brain stimulation, to maintain or improve work performance. Cognitive-enhancing drugs, such as methylphenidate and modafinil, which were developed as treatments, are increasingly being used by healthy people. Modafinil not only affects ‘cold’ cognition, but also improves ‘hot’ cognition, such as emotion recognition and task-related motivation. The lifestyle use of ‘smart drugs’ raises both safety concerns as well as ethical issues, including coercion and increasing disparity in society. As a society, we need to consider which forms of cognitive enhancement (e.g. pharmacological, exercise, lifelong learning) are acceptable and for which groups under what conditions and by what methods we would wish to improve and flourish. |
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