Drugs for enhancing cognition and their ethical implications: A hot new cup of tea

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-266

  Cheshire Jr , William P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE; EQUASYM; GALANTAMINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; MEMANTINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NOOTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PIRACETAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE; STEROID; STRATERRA;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FATIGUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JET LAG; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NARCOLEPSY; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

COGNITION; HUMANS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; TEA;

EID: 33645859605     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.6.3.263     Document Type: Editorial

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