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Last Wednesday, Nature released the results of an informal survey about cognitive enhancers—drugs known to improve concentration and counteract fatigue. Twenty percent of the 1,400 international respondents said they had used cognitive enhancers (such as Ritalin and beta blockers) for non-medical reasons to stimulate their focus, concentration or memory. Eighty percent thought that healthy adults should have the option of taking these drugs if desired.
This week, we're polling our own readers: Should healthy adults have the option of taking cognitive-enhancing drugs for non-medical reasons?
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I wanted to post a smart aleck comment about adults being too smart for their own good, or messing with their naturally endowed talents or lack thereof, or being smarter than their teenagers; but I didn't take any cognitive enhancer today and can't think of anything. I'm not even smart enough to preclude posting.
Posted by: wideload | April 15, 2008 1:10 PM
Could you please provide data on the number of people who voted in this poll? [Feel free to delete this part: I would be happy to receive the number privately, if you do not wish to post the result. - Thanks, Peter]
Posted by: Peter Reiner | April 22, 2008 2:10 PM