There is mounting evidence that methylphenidate (MPH; Ritalin) is being used by healthy
college students to improve concentration, alertness, and academic performance. One of the …

Background There is substantial evidence that methylphenidate (MPH; Ritalin), is being
used by healthy university students for non-medical motives such as the improvement of …

Background: The debate on the nonmedical use of prescription medication for the
enhancement of cognitive function (eg, attention, memory, concentration, vigilance) …

Over the past few years the use of stimulants such as methylphenidate and modafinil among
the student population has attracted considerable debate in the pages of bioethics journals …

During the past few years considerable debate has arisen within academic journals with
respect to the use of smart drugs or cognitive enhancement pharmaceuticals. The following …

Numerous deliberations on the ethics of cognitive enhancement take as their primary case
the nonmedical use of prescription stimulant drugs by university students seeking to improve …

What moral concerns are relevant when judging the use of cognitive-enhancing (CE) drugs
by healthy people? University students evaluated competitive fairness, distributive fairness …

In the debate on the ethics of the non-medical use of pharmaceuticals for cognitive
performance enhancement in healthy individuals there is a clear division between those …

Background The use of medical stimulants to sustain attention, augment memory and
enhance intellectual capacity is increasing in society. The use of Methylphenidate for …

The ongoing bioethical debate on pharmacological cognitive enhancement (PCE) in healthy
individuals is often legitimated by the assumption that PCE will widely spread and become …