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01-10-2006 | Artikelen

Botox voor het brein: de ethiek van psychofarmacologische enhancement

Auteurs: dr. Maartje Schermer, dr. Reinoud de Jongh, dr. Ineke Bolt, prof.dr. Berend Olivier

Gepubliceerd in: Neuropraxis | Uitgave 5/2006

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Abstract

De ontwikkelingen op het gebied van de neurowetenschappen gaan snel. Naarmate kennis omtrent de invloed en werkingsmechanismen van psychofarmaca toeneemt, groeien de mogelijkheden om het psychisch functioneren van gezonde mensen te verbeteren, bijvoorbeeld wat betreft geheugen, concentratie of stemming. Wanneer dergelijke verbeteringen worden bereikt door middel van farmaca wordt gesproken van ‘psychofarmacologische enhancement’. Wanneer het gaat om het verbeteren of verfraaien van persoonlijkheidskenmerken wordt, naar analogie van de cosmetische chirurgie, ook wel de term ‘cosmetische psychofarmacologie’ gebruikt. Reeds bestaande voorbeelden van enhancement zijn het gebruik van methylfenidaat (Ritalin®) als ‘leerpil’ door studenten in de Verenigde Staten, en van modafinil (Modiodal®8) door luchtmachtpiloten (Wolpe, 2002).
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Metagegevens
Titel
Botox voor het brein: de ethiek van psychofarmacologische enhancement
Auteurs
dr. Maartje Schermer
dr. Reinoud de Jongh
dr. Ineke Bolt
prof.dr. Berend Olivier
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2006
Uitgeverij
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Gepubliceerd in
Neuropraxis / Uitgave 5/2006
Print ISSN: 1387-5817
Elektronisch ISSN: 1876-5785
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03079097

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