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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover, xii + 314 pages, NOT ex-library. Printed in the USA. Vertical lines in black pen in side margins of 29 pages; some very sparse underlining on three pages; a single 'question mark' in side margin of page 149. Else book is clean and bright with firm binding, free of inscriptions and stamps. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Cognitive enhancement is the use of drugs, biotechnological strategies or other means by healthy individuals aiming at the improvement of cognitive functions such as vigilance, concentration or memory without any medical need. In particular, the use of pharmacological substances (caffeine, prescription drugs or illicit drugs) has received considerable attention during the last few years. Currently, however, little is known concerning the use of cognitive enhancers, their effects in healthy individuals and the place and function of cognitive enhancement in everyday life. The purpose of the book is to give an overview of the current research on cognitive enhancement and to provide in-depth insights into the interdisciplinary debate on cognitive enhancement. -- Contents: 1. Cognitive Enhancement: A Critical Look at the Recent Debate / Elisabeth Hildt; -- Part One: Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement -- 2. Pharmacological Neuroenhancement: Substances and Epidemiology / Andreas G. Franke & Klaus Lieb 3. Psychopharmacological Neuroenhancement: Evidence on Safety and Efficacy / Dimitris Repantis 4. A Bubble of Enthusiasm: How Prevalent is the Use of Prescription Stimulants for Cognitive Enhancement? / Brad Partridge 5. Modeling the Effects of Modafinil on Selective Attention Electroencephalographic Neural Correlates / Carlos Trenado 6. Behavioral Neuroenhancement / Martin Dresler 7. The Influence of Sports on Cognitive Task Performance: A Critical Overview / Pavel Dietz 8. The Human Experiment: How We Won't Win the Rat Race. What Can We Learn from Brain Stimulation in Humans and Rats About Enhancing the Functional Neurobiology of Higher Cognitive Functions? / Colleen A. Dockery; -- Part Two: Philosophical and Ethical Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement -- 9. Better Brains or Bitter Brains? The Ethics of Neuroenhancement / Kirsten Brukamp 10. Cognitive Enhancement: To what End? / Michael Hauskeller 11. Nano-Bionic Devices for the Purpose of Cognitive Enhancement: Toward a Preliminary Ethical Framework / Frederic Gilbert 12. Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs, Behavioral Training and the Mechanism of Cognitive Enhancement / Emma Peng Chien 13. What Is Cognitive Enhancement and Is It Justified to Point Out This Kind of Enhancement Within the Ethical Discussion? / Roland Kipke 14. No Pain, No Gain? Objections to the Use of Cognitive Enhancement on the Basis of Its Potential Effects on the Value of Achievement / Lisa Forsberg 15. Does the Cognitive Enhancement Debate Call for a Renewal of the Deliberative Role of Bioethics? / Cynthia Forlini & Eric Racine; -- Part Three: Sociological, Political and Legal Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement -- 16. The Biopolitics of Cognitive Enhancement / Peter B. Reiner 17. Are We Heading Towards an 'Enhancement Society'? / Armin Grunwald 18. Leveling the Playing Field: Fairness in the Cognitive Enhancement Debate / Greta Wagner 19. My Mind is Mine!? Cognitive Liberty as a Legal Concept / Jan-Christoph Bublitz 20. Cognitive Enhancement and Criminal Behavior / Elizabeth Shaw 21. Enhanced Control and Criminal Responsibility / John Danaher; Index.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Cognitive Enhancement | An Interdisciplinary Perspective | Elisabeth Hildt (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xii | Englisch | 2015 | Springer | EAN 9789401784023 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Cognitive enhancement is the use of drugs, biotechnological strategies or other means by healthy individuals aiming at the improvement of cognitive functions such as vigilance, concentration or memory without any medical need. In particular, the use of pharmacological substances (caffeine, prescription drugs or illicit drugs) has received considerable attention during the last few years. Currently, however, little is known concerning the use of cognitive enhancers, their effects in healthy individuals and the place and function of cognitive enhancement in everyday life. The purpose of the book is to give an overview of the current research on cognitive enhancement and to provide in-depth insights into the interdisciplinary debate on cognitive enhancement.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Cognitive enhancement is the use of drugs, biotechnological strategies or other means by healthy individuals aiming at the improvement of cognitive functions such as vigilance, concentration or memory without any medical need. In particular, the use of pharmacological substances (caffeine, prescription drugs or illicit drugs) has received considerable attention during the last few years. Currently, however, little is known concerning the use of cognitive enhancers, their effects in healthy individuals and the place and function of cognitive enhancement in everyday life. The purpose of the book is to give an overview of the current research on cognitive enhancement and to provide in-depth insights into the interdisciplinary debate on cognitive enhancement.

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