Converging cognitive enhancements

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Dec:1093:201-27. doi: 10.1196/annals.1382.015.

Abstract

Cognitive enhancement, the amplification or extension of core capacities of the mind, has become a major topic in bioethics. But cognitive enhancement is a prime example of a converging technology where individual disciplines merge and issues transcend particular local discourses. This article reviews currently available methods of cognitive enhancement and their likely near-term prospects for convergence.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biotechnology / ethics
  • Biotechnology / trends
  • Cognition / drug effects
  • Cognition / physiology*
  • Cognitive Science / ethics
  • Cognitive Science / trends*
  • Humans
  • Intelligence / drug effects
  • Intelligence / physiology*
  • Interdisciplinary Communication*