Pharmacological cognitive enhancers: Comment on smith and farah (2011)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 749-750

  Elliott, Glen R ^a,b   Elliott, Mark D ^c  

^a Children's Health Council   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive enhancers; Ethical issues; Psychopharmacology; Stimulants; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; NOTE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; STATISTICS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; OFF-LABEL USE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 80052197133     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024119     Document Type: Note

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