Chemically Modified Minds - Substance Use for Cognitive Enhancement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This innovative edited collection brings together leading international academics to explore the use of various non-prescription and prescription substances. From a psychosocial perspective, the authors discuss the complex reasons behind their adoption, the ways in which they are misused, and links between use and cognitive enhancement. While studies on substance use to date have examined the aetiology and effects in the context of sporting performance, addiction and recreational use, there has been little work which explores their wider misuse to improve cognitive enhancement. With medical sociology and social psychology at its core, this important volume shows the complex reasons behind the misuse of various substances, how these are connected to contemporary desire for increased mental performance, and why the potential health risks and possibly harmful side effects do not act as deterrents.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Matthew Hall • Mark Forshaw • Catharine Montgomery
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	183
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-981-15-6770-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN:	981-15-6770-0
Barcode:	9789811567704

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