Benefits and harms of 'smart drugs'(nootropics) in healthy individuals

F Schifano, V Catalani, S Sharif, F Napoletano… - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Abstract 'Smart drugs'(also known as 'nootropics' and 'cognitive enhancers'[CEs]) are being
used by healthy subjects (ie students and workers) typically to improve memory, attention …

Modafinil for cognitive neuroenhancement in healthy non-sleep-deprived subjects: a systematic review

RM Battleday, AK Brem - European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Modafinil is an FDA-approved eugeroic that directly increases cortical catecholamine levels,
indirectly upregulates cerebral serotonin, glutamate, orexin, and histamine levels, and …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive function in a randomized trial of evolocumab

RP Giugliano, F Mach, K Zavitz, C Kurtz… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Findings from clinical trials of proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9
(PCSK9) inhibitors have led to concern that these drugs or the low levels of low-density …

Direct comparison of the acute subjective, emotional, autonomic, and endocrine effects of MDMA, methylphenidate, and modafinil in healthy subjects

PC Dolder, F Müller, Y Schmid, SJ Borgwardt… - …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Rationale 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is used recreationally
and investigated as an adjunct to psychotherapy. Methylphenidate and modafinil are …

The impact of neuroscience on society: cognitive enhancement in neuropsychiatric disorders and in healthy people

BJ Sahakian, AB Bruhl, J Cook… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In addition to causing distress and disability to the individual, neuropsychiatric disorders are
also extremely expensive to society and governments. These disorders are both common …

Modafinil augmentation therapy in unipolar and bipolar depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

AJ Goss, M Kaser, SG Costafreda… - The Journal of clinical …, 2013 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Current pharmacologic treatments for a depressive episode in unipolar major
depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar depression are limited by low rates of remission …

The neurobiology of modafinil as an enhancer of cognitive performance and a potential treatment for substance use disorders

M Mereu, A Bonci, AH Newman, G Tanda - Psychopharmacology, 2013 - Springer
Rationale and objectives Modafinil (MOD) and its R-enantiomer (R-MOD) are approved
medications for narcolepsy and other sleep disorders. They have also been used, off-label …

How effective are pharmaceuticals for cognitive enhancement in healthy adults? A series of meta-analyses of cognitive performance during acute administration of …

CA Roberts, A Jones, H Sumnall, SH Gage… - European …, 2020 - Elsevier
Modafinil, methyphenidate (MPH) and d-amphetamine (d-amph) are putative cognitive
enhancers. However, efficacy of cognitive enhancement has yet to be fully established. We …

Develo** treatments for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: the challenge of translation

JW Young, MA Geyer - Journal of psychopharmacology, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Schizophrenia is a life-long debilitating mental disorder affecting tens of millions of people
worldwide. The serendipitous discovery of antipsychotics focused pharmaceutical research …

Is neuroenhancement by noninvasive brain stimulation a net zero-sum proposition?

AK Brem, PJ Fried, JC Horvath, EM Robertson… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
In the past several years, the number of studies investigating enhancement of cognitive
functions through noninvasive brain stimulation (NBS) has increased considerably. NBS …