Researchers from Oxford and Harvard University claim that the pill for improving brain function “modafinil” is the first “smart pill’ that actually works.
The scientists have carefully studied the pill that’s used for treating narcolepsy and sleep disorder. They found that the medicine can help you make decisions, solve problems and even awaken your creativity.
Scientists also claim that the pill works when used short-term.
Modafinil is the first “smart pill” that’s proven to be effective, but scientists warn that the pill might raise some serious ethical questions.
“The medicine can definitely improve your cognitive functions. It’s the first type of pill that doesn’t have any side effects” explains Doctor Ruairidh Battleday from Oxford University.
The president of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Guy Goodwin supports further researches, but explains that the smart pill can cause an ethical dilemma.
“Previous ethical discussion of such agents has tended to assume extravagant effects before it was clear that there were any. If correct, the present update means the ethical debate is real: how should we classify, condone or condemn a drug that improves human performance in the absence of pre-existing cognitive impairment?” says Goodwin.
The pill is really popular in the U.S and U.K. The most common users are students who are studying for exams. One research has shown that 1 out of 4 students use this pill.
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