Attitudes toward pharmacological cognitive enhancement—a review

KJ Schelle, N Faulmüller, L Caviola… - Frontiers in systems …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
A primary means for the augmentation of cognitive brain functions is “pharmacological
cognitive enhancement”(PCE). The term usually refers to the off-label use of medical …

Australian university students' coping strategies and use of pharmaceutical stimulants as cognitive enhancers

C Jensen, C Forlini, B Partridge, W Hall - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Background: There are reports that some university students are using prescription
stimulants for non-medical 'pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement (PCE)'to improve …

Cognitive enhancement with methylphenidate and modafinil: conceptual advances and societal implications

V Dubljevic, CJ Ryan - Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
“Cognition enhancement”(CE) drugs are pharmaceuticals taken by healthy people with the
aim of sustaining attention, augmenting memory, or improving other cognitive capacities …

The use of prescription drugs, recreational drugs, and “soft enhancers” for cognitive enhancement among Swiss secondary school students

E Liakoni, MP Schaub, LJ Maier, GV Glauser… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The use of prescription or recreational drugs for cognitive enhancement (CE) is prevalent
among students. However, the prevalence of CE among Swiss school students is unknown …

Public opinion on cognitive enhancement varies across different situations

CT Dinh, S Humphries, A Chatterjee - AJOB neuroscience, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
People vary widely in their acceptance of the use of pharmacological cognitive
enhancement (CE). We tested the hypothesis that the acceptability of CE is malleable, by …

Substance use to enhance academic performance among Australian university students

J Mazanov, M Dunn, J Connor, ML Fielding - Performance Enhancement & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Use of substances to enhance academic performance among university students has
prompted calls for evidence to inform education and public health policy. Little is known …

A ustralian university students' attitudes towards the use of prescription stimulants as cognitive enhancers: Perceived patterns of use, efficacy and safety

B Partridge, S Bell, J Lucke, W Hall - Drug and alcohol review, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims Recent, high profile articles in leading science journals have
claimed that the enhancement use of prescription stimulants is a common practice among …

Attitudes toward cognitive enhancement: the role of metaphor and context

EC Conrad, S Humphries, A Chatterjee - AJOB neuroscience, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The widespread use of stimulants among healthy individuals to improve cognition has
received growing attention; however, public attitudes toward this practice are not well …

Over-diagnosed and over-treated: a survey of Australian public attitudes towards the acceptability of drug treatment for depression and ADHD

B Partridge, J Lucke, W Hall - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
Background Over the last decade the use of psychotropic medications to treat common
mental health problems has increased in Australia. This paper explores: 1) public attitudes …

Knowledge, experiences and views of German university students toward neuroenhancement: an empirical-ethical analysis

C Forlini, J Schildmann, P Roser, R Beranek… - Neuroethics, 2015 - Springer
Across normative and empirical disciplines, considerable attention has been devoted to the
prevalence and ethics of the non-medical use of prescription and illegal stimulants for …