Hacking the brain dimensions of cognitive enhancement
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Hacking the brain dimensions of cognitive enhancement. / Dresler, Martin; Sandberg, Anders; Bublitz, Christoph; Ohla, Kathrin; Trenado, Carlos; Mroczko-Wąsowicz, Aleksandra; Kühn, Simone; Repantis, Dimitris.
in: ACS CHEM NEUROSCI, Jahrgang 10, Nr. 3, 20.03.2019, S. 1137-1148.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Review › Forschung
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T1 - Hacking the brain dimensions of cognitive enhancement
AU - Dresler, Martin
AU - Sandberg, Anders
AU - Bublitz, Christoph
AU - Ohla, Kathrin
AU - Trenado, Carlos
AU - Mroczko-Wąsowicz, Aleksandra
AU - Kühn, Simone
AU - Repantis, Dimitris
PY - 2019/3/20
Y1 - 2019/3/20
N2 - In an increasingly complex information society, demands for cognitive functioning are growing steadily. In recent years, numerous strategies to augment brain function have been proposed. Evidence for their efficacy (or lack thereof) and side effects has prompted discussions about ethical, societal and medical implications. In the public debate, cognitive enhancement is often seen as a monolithic phenomenon. On a closer look, however, cognitive enhancement turns out to be a multifaceted concept: There is not one cognitive enhancer that augments brain function per se, but a great variety of interventions that can be clustered into biochemical, physical and behavioral enhancement strategies. These cognitive enhancers differ in their mode of action, the cognitive domain they target, the timescale they work on, their availability and side effects, and how they differentially affect different groups of subjects. Here we disentangle the dimensions of cognitive enhancement, review prominent examples of cognitive enhancers that differ across these dimensions, and thereby provide a framework for both theoretical discussions and empirical research.
AB - In an increasingly complex information society, demands for cognitive functioning are growing steadily. In recent years, numerous strategies to augment brain function have been proposed. Evidence for their efficacy (or lack thereof) and side effects has prompted discussions about ethical, societal and medical implications. In the public debate, cognitive enhancement is often seen as a monolithic phenomenon. On a closer look, however, cognitive enhancement turns out to be a multifaceted concept: There is not one cognitive enhancer that augments brain function per se, but a great variety of interventions that can be clustered into biochemical, physical and behavioral enhancement strategies. These cognitive enhancers differ in their mode of action, the cognitive domain they target, the timescale they work on, their availability and side effects, and how they differentially affect different groups of subjects. Here we disentangle the dimensions of cognitive enhancement, review prominent examples of cognitive enhancers that differ across these dimensions, and thereby provide a framework for both theoretical discussions and empirical research.
KW - Journal Article
KW - Brain/drug effects
KW - Animals
KW - Nootropic Agents/pharmacology
KW - Humans
KW - Cognition/physiology
KW - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/methods
KW - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation/methods
U2 - 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00571
DO - 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00571
M3 - SCORING: Review article
C2 - 30550256
VL - 10
SP - 1137
EP - 1148
JO - ACS CHEM NEUROSCI
JF - ACS CHEM NEUROSCI
SN - 1948-7193
IS - 3
ER -