Cognitive Enhancement
An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Editors: Hildt, Elisabeth, Franke, Andreas G. (Eds.)
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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)
- Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Cognitive Enhancement – A Critical Look at the Recent Debate
Pages 1-14
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Pharmacological Neuroenhancement: Substances and Epidemiology
Pages 17-27
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Psychopharmacological Neuroenhancement: Evidence on Safety and Efficacy
Pages 29-38
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A Bubble of Enthusiasm: How Prevalent Is the Use of Prescription Stimulants for Cognitive Enhancement?
Pages 39-47
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Modeling the Effects of Modafinil on Selective Attention Electroencephalographic Neural Correlates
Pages 49-57
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Book Subtitle
- An Interdisciplinary Perspective
- Editors
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- Elisabeth Hildt
- Andreas G. Franke
- Series Title
- Trends in Augmentation of Human Performance
- Series Volume
- 1
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-6253-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-6253-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-6252-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-8402-3
- Series ISSN
- 2213-1310
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 315
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