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making ourselves better

2008-12-09 16:25:20.761893+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Nature: Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy:

Human ingenuity has given us means of enhancing our brains through inventions such as written language, printing and the Internet. Most authors of this Commentary are teachers and strive to enhance the minds of their students, both by adding substantive information and by showing them new and better ways to process that information. And we are all aware of the abilities to enhance our brains with adequate exercise, nutrition and sleep. The drugs just reviewed, along with newer technologies such as brain stimulation and prosthetic brain chips, should be viewed in the same general category as education, good health habits, and information technology — ways that our uniquely innovative species tries to improve itself.

Via Sensible Erection. Addendum: MeFi thread.

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