TY - BOOK ID - 8134359 TI - Cognitive Enhancement : An Interdisciplinary Perspective AU - Hildt, Elisabeth. AU - Franke, Andreas G. PY - 2013 SN - 9401784027 9400762526 9400762534 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Depression -- Drug therapy. KW - Depression, Mental. KW - Medicine. KW - Investigative Techniques KW - Biomedical Technology KW - Central Nervous System Agents KW - Mental Processes KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Psychological Phenomena and Processes KW - Therapeutic Uses KW - Technology KW - Pharmacologic Actions KW - Psychiatry and Psychology KW - Technology, Industry, and Agriculture KW - Chemical Actions and Uses KW - Technology, Industry, Agriculture KW - Chemicals and Drugs KW - Nootropic Agents KW - Biomedical Enhancement KW - Cognition KW - Human Anatomy & Physiology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Neuroscience KW - Cognitive neuroscience KW - Neuroergonomics KW - Neuropharmacology KW - Brain-computer interfaces KW - BCIs (Brain-computer interfaces) KW - Brain-machine interfaces KW - Computer-brain interfaces KW - Direct neural interfaces KW - Ethics. KW - Life sciences. KW - Health. KW - Biomedicine. KW - Biomedicine general. KW - Life Sciences, general. KW - Medicine/Public Health, general. KW - Popular Science in Medicine and Health. KW - User interfaces (Computer systems) KW - Human engineering KW - Clinical sciences KW - Medical profession KW - Human biology KW - Life sciences KW - Medical sciences KW - Pathology KW - Physicians KW - Deontology KW - Ethics, Primitive KW - Ethology KW - Moral philosophy KW - Morality KW - Morals KW - Philosophy, Moral KW - Science, Moral KW - Philosophy KW - Values KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Science KW - Biomedicine, general. KW - Health Workforce KW - Medicine . KW - Personal health KW - Wellness KW - Medicine KW - Physiology KW - Diseases KW - Holistic medicine KW - Hygiene KW - Well-being UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8134359 AB - Cognitive enhancement is the use of drugs, biotechnological strategies or other means by healthy individuals aiming at the improvement of cognitive functions such as vigilance, concentration or memory without any medical need. In particular, the use of pharmacological substances (caffeine, prescription drugs or illicit drugs) has received considerable attention during the last few years. Currently, however, little is known concerning the use of cognitive enhancers, their effects on healthy individuals and the place and function of cognitive enhancement in everyday life. The purpose of the book is to give an overview of the current research on cognitive enhancement and to provide in-depth insights into the interdisciplinary debate on cognitive enhancement. Authors who stem from various disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, neuroscience, neurotechnology, philosophy, medical ethics, neuroethics, sports science, social sciences and law contribute to this collected volume which is divided into three sections: Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement; Philosophical and Ethical Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement; and Sociological, Political and Legal Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement. ER -