'Smart Drugs': do they work? Are they ethical? Will they be legal?

被引：56

作者：

Rose, SPR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Open Univ, Brain & Behav Res Grp, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England

来源：

NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE | 2002年 / 3卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1038/nrn984

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Beyond pharmacological approaches to the treatment of memory loss that results from Alzheimer's disease or stroke, there lies a broad diagnostic penumbra of 'age-associated memory impairment'. New research that offers to attain the ancient goal of improving our cognitive ability raises an important issue - the use, by healthy people, of such pharmacological tools as cognitive enhancers. Here, I review the history and effectiveness of such supposed 'nootropics', and the ethical, social and legal issues raised by their potential use in disease and in the enhancement of 'normal' cognition.

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页码：975 / 979

页数：5

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