THE USE OF RITALIN IN PHARMACOLOGICAL COGNITIVE IMPROVEMENT AS A NEW CHALLENGE IN THE PROTECTION OF PERSONALITY
In order to present "Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement" as the practice by which healthy adults who resort to psychostimulant drugs to increase their cognitive capacity, this article addresses methylphenidate hydrochloride - Ritalin - as the main drug used in pharmacological neuroenhancement, highlighting the fact that its long-term effects have not yet been properly demonstrated by the pharmaceutical industry. The problem will be approached from the point of view of Neuroethics and the general law of personality.
THE USE OF RITALIN IN PHARMACOLOGICAL COGNITIVE IMPROVEMENT AS A NEW CHALLENGE IN THE PROTECTION OF PERSONALITY
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.55822022110710
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Palavras-chave: Methylphenidate; Ritalin; Adult; Neuroethics; Right
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Keywords: Methylphenidate; Ritalin; Adult; Neuroethics; Right
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Abstract:
In order to present "Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement" as the practice by which healthy adults who resort to psychostimulant drugs to increase their cognitive capacity, this article addresses methylphenidate hydrochloride - Ritalin - as the main drug used in pharmacological neuroenhancement, highlighting the fact that its long-term effects have not yet been properly demonstrated by the pharmaceutical industry. The problem will be approached from the point of view of Neuroethics and the general law of personality.
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Número de páginas: 19
- Rodrigo Salim Melo Cavalcante Forte
