In a previous survey on this blog, we had asked if you would take a neuroenhancement drug if it had a minimal side effects and a surprising number of you had said 'yes.' (roughly 52%).
But is that considering 'cheating'? -- The debate continues in an article in the NY Times today:
"In a recent commentary in the journal Nature, two
Cambridge University researchers reported that about a dozen of their colleagues had admitted to regular use of prescription drugs like Adderall, a stimulant, and Provigil, which promotes
wakefulness , to improve their academic performance. The former is approved to treat attention deficit disorder, the latter
narcolepsy , and both are considered more effective, and more widely available, than the drugs circulating in dorms a generation ago."
Full article accessible
here .
But is that considering 'cheating'? -- The debate continues in an article in the NY Times today:
"In a recent commentary in the journal Nature, two Cambridge University researchers reported that about a dozen of their colleagues had admitted to regular use of prescription drugs like Adderall, a stimulant, and Provigil, which promotes wakefulness , to improve their academic performance. The former is approved to treat attention deficit disorder, the latter narcolepsy , and both are considered more effective, and more widely available, than the drugs circulating in dorms a generation ago."
Full article accessible here .