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May 29, 2008

The ethics of brain boosters

Practical Ethics looks in Brain Boosting and Cheating in Exams: Four Responses at different aspects of drug use and mental health and finds a growing trend for off-label use of drugs intended for the treatment of diseases.

The use of such drugs by healthy individuals can improve memory, alertness and concentration. Anders Sandberg was asked about the ethics of the use of cognitive enhancing drugs.

Posted by Waldemar at May 29, 2008 07:15 AM