Neuroenhancement (Ethik in den Biowissenschaften: Sachstandsberichte des DRZE)

The improvement of cognitive capacities by means of pharmaceuticals or other technical methods originally developed for medical treatment is a field of enhancement that has not yet been explored in depth. However, there is a broad ethical debate about the use of medical or technical means and procedures by healthy people to optimise their mental characteristics due to the increasing pressure to perform and the easier availability of these means. This discourse often runs under headings like »neuroenhancement«, »cognitive enhancement« or »brain doping«.