Some suspect that children are using stimulants as a cognitive enhancer at the request of their achievement-oriented parents.
Stimulants are often seen as cognitive enhancers or smart drugs.
It is also used as a performance enhancer and a cognitive enhancer.
Losartan has recently been found to be a cognitive enhancer.
Nearly every major pharmaceutical company has a fast-track program for developing memory drugs, and some 200 cognitive enhancers are being actively pursued.
The drug companies have been careful to state that they are interested in cognitive enhancers only for well-defined medical conditions.
Colostrinin's potential as a cognitive enhancer is fairly well-documented.
"It only works as a cognitive enhancer insofar as you are dedicated to accomplishing the task at hand," he said.
Writing in the journal Psychopharmacology, the study's authors said the results suggested that "modafinil offers significant potential as a cognitive enhancer."
Safe and effective cognitive enhancers will benefit both the individual and society.