'Cosmetic Neurology' Drugs Can Elevate Brain Power. Laura Beil.
by Beil, Laura; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 22Health. Publisher: Dallas Morning News, 2004ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Medical ethics | Memory -- Effect of drugs on | Neurology | NeuropharmacologyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In the future, reality shows may have names such as 'Extreme Makeover: Brain Edition' or 'Sharp Eye for the Dumb Guy.' At the beginning of each episode, viewers could learn about one hapless soul's lifelong struggles with algebra and another's desire to not be a worrywart. By the end of the hour, the transformed contestants would be winning chess matches and prancing carefree through fields of daisies. Don't check the TV listings just yet, but the idea is not all fantasy." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article reports that brain enhancing drugs are being developed in a field called cosmetic neurology. Possible applications for these drugs, the ethics behind their use, and safety concerns are discussed.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: 'Cosmetic Neurology' Drugs Can Elevate Brain Power, Nov. 5, 2004; pp. n.p..
"In the future, reality shows may have names such as 'Extreme Makeover: Brain Edition' or 'Sharp Eye for the Dumb Guy.' At the beginning of each episode, viewers could learn about one hapless soul's lifelong struggles with algebra and another's desire to not be a worrywart. By the end of the hour, the transformed contestants would be winning chess matches and prancing carefree through fields of daisies. Don't check the TV listings just yet, but the idea is not all fantasy." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article reports that brain enhancing drugs are being developed in a field called cosmetic neurology. Possible applications for these drugs, the ethics behind their use, and safety concerns are discussed.
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