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Caviola, L. (author), Mannino, A. (author), Savulescu, J. (author), Faulmüller, N. (author)
Research into cognitive biases that impair human judgment has mostly been applied to the area of economic decision-making. Ethical decision-making has been comparatively neglected. Since ethical decisions often involve very high individual as well as collective stakes, analyzing how cognitive biases affect them can be expected to yield important...
journal article 2014
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Maslen, H. (author), Faulmüller, N.S. (author), Savulescu, J. (author)
There are numerous ways people can improve their cognitive capacities: good nutrition and regular exercise can produce long-term improvements across many cognitive domains, whilst commonplace stimulants such as coffee temporarily boost levels of alertness and concentration. Effects like these have been well-documented in the medical literature...
journal article 2014
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Schelle, K.J. (author), Faulmüller, N.S. (author), Caviola, L. (author), Hewstone, M. (author)
A primary means for the augmentation of cognitive brain functions is "pharmacological cognitive enhancement" (PCE). The term usually refers to the off-label use of medical substances to improve mental performance in healthy individuals. With the final aim to advance the normative debate taking place on that topic, several empirical studies have...
journal article 2014