Think twice before taking Aderall for cognitive enhancement: It may actually impair working memory and other cognitive abilities

___ ADHD drugs do not improve cog­ni­tion in healthy col­lege stu­dents (Sci­enceDai­ly): “Con­trary to pop­u­lar belief across col­lege cam­pus­es, atten­tion deficit hyper­ac­tiv­i­ty dis­or­der (ADHD) med­ica­tions may fail to improve cog­ni­tion in healthy stu­dents and actu­al­ly can impair func­tion­ing, accord­ing to a study by researchers at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Rhode Island and Brown University.

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