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Cognitive Enhancement

An Interdisciplinary Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Elisabeth Hildt

    1. , Department of Philosophy, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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  2. Andreas G. Franke

    1. , Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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  • A timely and interdisciplinary overview of the research currently done worldwide in the field of cognitive enhancement
  • The topic cognitive enhancement is new, relevant and interesting
  • One of the few books that focuses on this field

Part of the book series: Trends in Augmentation of Human Performance (TAHP, volume 1)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Cognitive Enhancement – A Critical Look at the Recent Debate

    • Elisabeth Hildt
    Pages 1-14

  3. Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Pharmacological Neuroenhancement: Substances and Epidemiology

      • Andreas G. Franke, Klaus Lieb
      Pages 17-27

    3. Psychopharmacological Neuroenhancement: Evidence on Safety and Efficacy

      • Dimitris Repantis
      Pages 29-38

    4. A Bubble of Enthusiasm: How Prevalent Is the Use of Prescription Stimulants for Cognitive Enhancement?

      • Bradley Partridge
      Pages 39-47

    5. Modeling the Effects of Modafinil on Selective Attention Electroencephalographic Neural Correlates

      • Carlos Trenado
      Pages 49-57

    6. Behavioral Neuroenhancement

      • Martin Dresler
      Pages 59-66

    7. The Influence of Sports on Cognitive Task Performance – A Critical Overview

      • Pavel Dietz
      Pages 67-72

    8. The Human Experiment: How We Won’t Win the Rat Race. What Can We Learn from Brain Stimulation in Humans and Rats About Enhancing the Functional Neurobiology of Higher Cognitive Functions?

      • Colleen A. Dockery
      Pages 73-95

  4. Philosophical and Ethical Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Better Brains or Bitter Brains? The Ethics of Neuroenhancement

      • Kirsten Brukamp
      Pages 99-112

    3. Cognitive Enhancement – To What End?

      • Michael Hauskeller
      Pages 113-123

    4. Nano-bionic Devices for the Purpose of Cognitive Enhancement: Toward a Preliminary Ethical Framework

      • Frédéric Gilbert
      Pages 125-138

    5. Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs, Behavioral Training and the Mechanism of Cognitive Enhancement

      • Emma Peng Chien
      Pages 139-144

    6. What Is Cognitive Enhancement and Is It Justified to Point Out This Kind of Enhancement Within the Ethical Discussion?

      • Roland Kipke
      Pages 145-157

    7. No Pain, No Gain? Objections to the Use of Cognitive Enhancement on the Basis of Its Potential Effects on the Value of Achievement

      • Lisa Forsberg
      Pages 159-171

    8. Does the Cognitive Enhancement Debate Call for a Renewal of the Deliberative Role of Bioethics?

      • Cynthia Forlini, Eric Racine
      Pages 173-186

  5. Sociological, Political and Legal Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. The Biopolitics of Cognitive Enhancement

      • Peter B. Reiner
      Pages 189-200
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Cognitive enhancement is the use of drugs, biotechnological strategies or other means by healthy individuals aiming at the improvement of cognitive functions such as vigilance, concentration or memory without any medical need. In particular, the use of pharmacological substances (caffeine, prescription drugs or illicit drugs) has received considerable attention during the last few years. Currently, however, little is known concerning the use of cognitive enhancers, their effects in healthy individuals and the place and function of cognitive enhancement in everyday life. The purpose of the book is to give an overview of the current research on cognitive enhancement and to provide in-depth insights into the interdisciplinary debate on cognitive enhancement.

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“The editors and chapter authors have produced a very informative book. The intended audience is wide ranging and includes ethicists, philosophers, physicians, psychologists, attorneys, and legislators. … Written and edited by international experts in the field, this is a welcome addition to neuroethics. It covers an increasingly important issue for our society, cognitive enhancement.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Philosophy, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Elisabeth Hildt

  • , Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Andreas G. Franke

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