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Benefits and Harms of 'Smart Drugs' (Nootropics) in Healthy Individuals
(2022-04-02)
‘Smart drugs’ (also known as ‘nootropics’ and ‘cognitive enhancers’ [CEs]) are being used by healthy subjects (i.e. students and workers) typically to improve memory, attention, learning, executive functions and vigilance, ...
Assessing prevalence, knowledge and use of cognitive enhancers among university students in the United Arab Emirates: A quantitative study
(2022-01-26)
BACKGROUND: Cognitive enhancers (CE) are often used to improve memory, alertness and cognitive capacity. These products are commercially and pharmaceutically available. Due to high academic pressure, university students ...
The Use and Impact of Cognitive Enhancers among University Students: A Systematic Review
(2021-03-10)
Abstract: Introduction: Cognitive enhancers (CEs), also known as ‘smart drugs,’ ‘study aids’ or ‘nootropics’ are a cause of concern. Recent research studies investigated the use of CEs being taken as study aids by university ...