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What is the predicted outcome of taking drugs to improve intelligence and intellectual performance?
What is the predicted outcome of taking drugs to improve intelligence and intellectual performance?
What is the purpose of Ritalin, as mentioned in the passage?
What is the purpose of Ritalin, as mentioned in the passage?
What is the concern about students taking exams in the future?
What is the concern about students taking exams in the future?
What is the challenge in deciding about food supplements and drugs in examinations?
What is the challenge in deciding about food supplements and drugs in examinations?
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What is the analogy used to describe the potential commonality of intelligence-boosting drugs?
What is the analogy used to describe the potential commonality of intelligence-boosting drugs?
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Drugs that improve mental performance are currently unavailable.
Drugs that improve mental performance are currently unavailable.
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People are not currently taking vitamins to improve their memory.
People are not currently taking vitamins to improve their memory.
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Scientists predict that intelligence-boosting drugs will never be as common as coffee or tea.
Scientists predict that intelligence-boosting drugs will never be as common as coffee or tea.
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Drugs that improve mental performance are only given to people with trouble sleeping.
Drugs that improve mental performance are only given to people with trouble sleeping.
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The decision to ban drugs that improve mental performance in exams will be straightforward.
The decision to ban drugs that improve mental performance in exams will be straightforward.
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Study Notes
Intelligence Enhancement Drugs
- Scientists predict that healthy adults and children may take drugs to improve intelligence and intellectual performance in the future.
- These drugs might become as common as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.
- Students taking exams might have to take drug tests, similar to athletes, to counter the use of intelligence-enhancing drugs.
- Ritalin, a drug given to children with concentration problems, is known to improve mental performance.
- A drug used to treat people with trouble sleeping also helps improve memory, specifically with remembering numbers.
- The use of intelligence-enhancing drugs raises serious legal and moral questions.
- The line between food supplements and unfair drugs in an examination setting is blurry and difficult to define.
- People already take vitamins to improve memory, making it a complex issue to resolve.
Intelligence Enhancement Drugs
- Scientists predict that healthy adults and children may take drugs to improve intelligence and intellectual performance in the future.
- These drugs might become as common as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.
- Students taking exams might have to take drug tests, similar to athletes, to counter the use of intelligence-enhancing drugs.
- Ritalin, a drug given to children with concentration problems, is known to improve mental performance.
- A drug used to treat people with trouble sleeping also helps improve memory, specifically with remembering numbers.
- The use of intelligence-enhancing drugs raises serious legal and moral questions.
- The line between food supplements and unfair drugs in an examination setting is blurry and difficult to define.
- People already take vitamins to improve memory, making it a complex issue to resolve.
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The possibility of using drugs to improve intelligence and intellectual performance is discussed, and the potential need for drug tests in exams is considered.
