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SUMMARY:Boosting your Brain:Cognitive Enhancement and Neuroethics - Profes
 sor Barbara Sahakian\, Department of Psychiatry\, School of Clinical Medic
 ine\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Dr Nigel Bennee
DESCRIPTION:Cognitive enhancing drugs are needed to treat the cognitive im
 pairments associated with debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders\, such a
 s Alzheimer’s disease\, schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivit
 y disorder. Such treatments will improve the quality of life and wellbeing
  for patients and their families and reduce the financial burden on societ
 y.\n\nCognitive enhancement is of great interest to the general public and
  has implications for society\, particularly in regard to the increasing u
 se of cognitive enhancing drugs in school age children\, and in young adul
 ts and academic staff at university. Therefore\, it is important to consid
 er the potential harms of these drugs\, for example substance abuse\, unkn
 own effects on the developing brain or coercion at school or work.  Nevert
 heless\, with the rapidly developing field of pharmacogenomics we may be a
 ble to gain maximum benefits with minimum harms to the individual and soci
 ety as a whole.  Certainly\, the benefits of safe and effective cognitive 
 enhancing drugs to society\, including the ageing population and people wi
 th neuropsychiatric disorders and brain injury\, are great.
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Camb
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