Shutterstock June 14, 2023 ‘Smart drugs’ make you worse at solving complex problems, new study finds Elizabeth Bowman, The University of Melbourne Stimulants such as Ritalin and modafinil have a reputation as off-label ‘smart drugs’ that boost cognitive performance. New research suggests they have the opposite effect.
Are your colleagues using drugs to succeed at work? conrado July 1, 2016 Fair play? How ‘smart drugs’ are making workplaces more competitive Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge Smart drugs are known to boost cognition in healthy people – but are they a form of cheating?
Takign pill via kb-photodesign/www.shutterstock.com August 27, 2015 Modafinil – the ‘smart drug’ leading the charge towards a future of neuroenhancement Ruairidh McLennan Battleday, University of California, Berkeley and Anna-Katharine Brem, University of Oxford We’re only just beginning to understand the effects of cognitive enhancers on healthy brains.