Journal ArticleDOI
Modafinil and methylphenidate for neuroenhancement in healthy individuals: A systematic review
TLDR
Expectations regarding the effectiveness of methylphenidate and modafinil exceed their actual effects, as has been demonstrated in single- or double-blind randomised controlled trials.About:
This article is published in Pharmacological Research.The article was published on 2010-09-01. It has received 472 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Neuroenhancement & Modafinil.read more
Citations
More filters
Book
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
TL;DR: In this paper, Bostrom's work picks its way carefully through a vast tract of forbiddingly difficult intellectual terrain, and the writing is so lucid that it somehow makes it all seem easy.
Methylphenidate Enhances Working Memory by Modulating Discrete Frontal and Parietal Lobe Regions in the Human Brain
TL;DR: This paper investigated changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) induced by methylphenidate during performance of a self-ordered spatial working memory task to define the neuroanatomical loci of the beneficial effect of the drug.
Journal ArticleDOI
Are Prescription Stimulants “Smart Pills”?: The Epidemiology and Cognitive Neuroscience of Prescription Stimulant Use by Normal Healthy Individuals
TL;DR: It is suggested that declarative memory can be improved by stimulants, with some evidence consistent with enhanced consolidation of memories, and the cognitive effects of stimulants on normal healthy people cannot yet be characterized definitively.
Journal ArticleDOI
Drugs as instruments: A new framework for non-addictive psychoactive drug use
TL;DR: It is argued that drug instrumentalization behavior may provide a functional adaptation to modern environments based on a historical selection for learning mechanisms that allow the dynamic modification of consummatory behavior.
Journal ArticleDOI
Misuse of Medicines in the European Union: A Systematic Review of the Literature
TL;DR: Regional trends in medicine misuse indicate heterogeneity across the EU with respect to misused medicine types and research activities and factors contributing to medicine misuse are discussed.
References
More filters
Book
Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
TL;DR: The concepts of power analysis are discussed in this paper, where Chi-square Tests for Goodness of Fit and Contingency Tables, t-Test for Means, and Sign Test are used.
Journal Article
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Journal ArticleDOI
Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials : is blinding necessary?
Alejandro R. Jadad,R. A. Moore,Dawn Carroll,C. Jenkinson,David Reynolds,David J. Gavaghan,Henry J McQuay +6 more
TL;DR: An instrument to assess the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in pain research is described and its use to determine the effect of rater blinding on the assessments of quality is described.
Book
A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests: Administration, Norms, and Commentary
Otfried Spreen,Esther Strauss +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive assessment of mood, personality and adaptive functions of individuals in terms of test scores and scores of motor function, executive function, and attention.
Physicians Desk Reference
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a list of manufacturers, product categories, and diagnostic product information, including name, product category, and identification of product categories and attributes, with a focus on medical applications.