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    Brain science, addiction and drugs

    Horn, G. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Brownsword, R. and Deakin, J.F.W. and Gilmore, I. and Hickman, M. and Iversen, L. and Robbins, T. and Taylor, E. and Wolff, J. (2010) Brain science, addiction and drugs. Project Report. The Academy of Medical Sciences, London, UK.

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    Abstract

    This report published by the Academy of Medical Sciences, considered in consultation with experts and the public, issues around three types of substance: illegal and legal ‘recreational’ drugs; medicines for mental health; and a category of substances termed ‘cognition enhancers’ that might enhance the performance of the ‘healthy’ brain in specific ways, such as enhancing short term memory or speed of thought.

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    Item Type: Monograph (Project Report)
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences
    Research Centres and Institutes: Children, Families and Social Issues, Institute for the Study of (Closed)
    Depositing User: Administrator
    Date Deposited: 09 Nov 2012 10:19
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 17:00
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/5633

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