Seeking More than Health
Seeking More than Health

Author(s): Nada Gligorov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: neuroenhancement; treatment vs enhancement; medical ethics; personal identity; medicalization; normality and disability; cognitive enhancers
Summary/Abstract: Enhancement in general is defined as the use of medical intervention aimed at the improvement of normal individuals. An example Of a medication that may be used as an enhancer is methylphenidate (marketed in the United States as RitalinQ). For individuals with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder it is prescribed as treatment, but for those without the disease it has been shown to increase concentration and improve performance on cognitive tasks (Mehta 2000 et al. 1997). Other examples include pharmaceuticals used for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, which in healthy individuals could produce enhancement in memory (Yesavage et al. 2002), and medications used to treat depression, which in normal individuals could be used as mood enhancers.

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