The action of enhancers can lead to addiction

Nora D. Volkow and James M. Swanson
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Nora D. Volkow: *National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5274, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
James M. Swanson: University of California at Irvine, Child Development Center

Nature, 2008, vol. 451, issue 7178, 520-520

Abstract: Food for thought The Correspondence columns this week comment on the merits and demerits of cognitive enhancement, prompted by the Commentary 'Professor's little helper', by Barbara Sahakian and Sharon Morein-Zamir (Nature 450, 1157–1159; 2007), and the continuing online Nature Forum thread 'Would you boost your brain power?' ( http://tinyurl.com/2qpxff ).

Date: 2008
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