Cognitive Enhancement in LatinAmerica

The article shows about the use of cognitive enhancers in healthy people in Latin America. Empirical studies indicate that use is growing in universities, mainly in students related to medical sciences. For these purposes, a systematic mapping of the literature related to the subject has been carrie...

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Autor: Piedra Alegría, Jonathan
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA
Repositorio:Epistemus
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.epistemus.unison.mx:article/146
Acesso em linha:https://epistemus.unison.mx/index.php/epistemus/article/view/146
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Mejora cognitiva
Latinoamérica
modifinilo
metilfenildato
Cognitive enhancement
Latin America
Modafinil
Methylphenidate
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Resumo:The article shows about the use of cognitive enhancers in healthy people in Latin America. Empirical studies indicate that use is growing in universities, mainly in students related to medical sciences. For these purposes, a systematic mapping of the literature related to the subject has been carried out in order to show that the use of cognitive enhancers in Latin America is quite common, which is why more in-depth studies are necessary that can determine what their true effects are with so as to pose in a more precise way what are the multiple ethical and legal challenges that derive from its use.