Posts Tagged ‘smart drugs’
Time to update the regulatory framework for cognitive enhancement–especially nootropics?
Seeking an edge, these brain hackers mix up risky chemical cocktails for breakfast (Stat): “…A 31-year-old entrepreneur, Gutiérrez has thrown himself into the emerging movement of body hacking — or, more precisely, brain hacking. He’s a connoisseur of “nootropics,” a broad category that includes pharmaceutical drugs, dietary supplements, and do-it-yourself concoctions, all of them meant…
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Can You Get Smarter? (The New York Times): “A few years back, a joint study by BBC and Cambridge University neuroscientists put brain training to the test…There was, however a glimmer of hope for subjects age 60 and above…Unlike the younger participants, older subjects showed a significant improvement in verbal reasoning
Read MoreGrowing awareness of the opportunities and risks posed by pharmacological cognitive enhancement (aka “smart drugs”)
. More research needed on use of ‘smart drugs’ by healthy people (Medical News): “Drugs such as methylphenidate and modafinil, marketed as Ritalin and Provigil respectively, are used by some healthy individuals in order to boost their cognitive performance, despite a general lack of knowledge about
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To Boost Brain Health and Performance, Harness Neuroplasticity The Right Way (Creativity Post): “…However, despite large investments, evidence that “smart” drugs or brain supplements actually work is scarce at the present. The
Read MoreTo boost brainpower, ignore “smart drugs” and focus on experiences that harness neuroplasticity the right way
Traditional scientific ideas cast the human brain as a fixed and essentially limited system that only degrades with age. This view saw the brain as a rigid machine in many ways, pretty much set after childhood. By contrast, we have now come to appreciate that the human brain is actually a highly dynamic and constantly…
Read MoreUse and misuse of ADHD drugs and nootropics among teenagers and toddlers
Ritalin may pose brain risks for young people without ADHD, study shows (Fox News): “Smart” drugs, like Ritalin, also known as nootropics, are known to increase a person’s attention span, memory and ability to stay alert. As a result, they have become increasingly abused by students seeking an extra edge in their studies. According to a…
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