Brit kids could be using brain-boosting 'smart drugs', which improve short-term memory and increasing speed of thought, within a generation, predicts a Government-funded thinktank.
Brit kids could be using brain-boosting 'smart drugs', which improve short-term memory and increasing speed of thought, within a generation, predicts a Government-funded thinktank.
The drugs, known as "cognition enhancers" could improve brain performance in a number of ways.The Academy of Medical Sciences has already advised ministers that the use of such drugs - commonly known as "cogs" - would be so widespread that they would need to be regulated.
Now Futurelab, an education think-tank, has taken the concept one stage further, by warning schools that they must be prepared to subsidize poorer children's use of such drugs to ensure they do not fall behind more affluent classmates, reports Telegraph.
In a Government-commissioned report, it said: "There are ethical issues about haves and have-nots. If cogs are only available to those who can afford to pay for them, what does this mean for equality in education?"
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Yoga is an ancient Hindu discipline. The goal of Yoga is union with the higher consciousness
Yoga is an ancient Hindu discipline. The goal of Yoga is union with the higher consciousness
The Futurelab report, based on research by Bristol University, warns that the side-effects of using them long-term is not yet known and their use throws up "a number of ethical issues".
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Curtin University researchers have shown that a US-designed software program can add up to 10 years of speed, accuracy and recall to an individual's brain age.
Curtin University researchers have shown that a US-designed software program can add up to 10 years of speed, accuracy and recall to an individual's brain age.
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