So why not allow the off-label use of cognitive-enhancing drugs among health care
professionals, particularly if augmenting their brainpower improves their capacity to deliver …

In the last decade, persons who have no diagnosed medical or mental health condition are
increasingly seeking and utilizing, for the ostensible purpose of enhancing their memory or …

In this paper we question the guidance offered to neurologists by the Ethics, Law and
Humanities Committee of the American Academy of Neurology on how to respond to …

Would you take a pill to make you smarter? Neuroscience is an emerging field in the
biomedical sciences that encompasses numerous topics. Just one part of this fascinating …

A basic fear in today's competitive society is not measuring up." Brain Gain," Margaret
Talbot's insightful and troubling article in The New Yorker in April 2009, opened the way to …

A recent discussion on cognitive enhancers has caused some controversy in the ethics and
neuroscience fields by coming out in favour of making neuropharmaceuticals with …

Whenever those of us who study the brain venture out of the Ivory Tower to give public
lectures or media interviews, one of the questions we're most likely to encounter is,“Is it true …

Cognitive enhancing drugs (CEDs) are prescription medicines that facilitate cognitive
performance. CEDs commonly refer to the pharmaceutical treatments for deficits and …

In this issue, Larriviere and colleagues discuss the emerging use of drugs to enhance
cognitive function. Several cautions they raise warrant amplification. People have tried to …

Food for thought The Correspondence columns this week comment on the merits and
demerits of cognitive enhancement, prompted by the Commentary'Professor's little helper' …