Improving introspection to inform free will regarding the choice by healthy individuals to use or not use cognitive enhancing drugs

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Thaler, David S ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; PSILOCYBINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLIGENCE; INTROSPECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 67650097228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-6-10     Document Type: Note

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