Using Substances to Enhance Performance: A Psychology of Neuroenhancement

• Hoofdauteur: Ralf Brand (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Wanja Wolff (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Reeks: Frontiers Research Topics
• Onderwerpen: Psychology; neuroenhancement; performance enhancement; Doping; Behavior; cognitive enhancement
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Neuroenhancement (NE) is a behavior conceptualized as the use of a potentially psychoactive substance to enhance ones' already proficient cognitive capacities. Depending on the specific definitions used, prevalence estimates vary greatly between very low 0.3% (for illicit substances) to astonis...