@article{1432236,
      recid = {1432236},
      author = {Hall, Matthew, and Forshaw, Mark, and Montgomery,  Catharine},
      title = {Chemically modified minds : substance use for cognitive  enhancement /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {This innovative edited collection brings together leading  international academics to explore the use of various  non-prescription and prescription substances. From a  psychosocial perspective, the authors discuss the complex  reasons behind their adoption, the ways in which they are  misused, and links between use and cognitive enhancement.  While studies on substance use to date have examined the  aetiology and effects in the context of sporting  performance, addiction and recreational use, there has been  little work which explores their wider misuse to improve  cognitive enhancement. With medical sociology and social  psychology at its core, this important volume shows the  complex reasons behind the misuse of various substances,  how these are connected to contemporary desire for  increased mental performance, and why the potential health  risks and possibly harmful side effects do not act as  deterrents. Dr Matthew Hall is the Programme Leader for  Psychology, and Chair of the Research and Ethics Committee  at Arden University; Associate Academic, University of  Derby; and Editor for the Journal of Gender Studies. He  actively publishes, and his research interests include:  health; new, mediated and cyberspace identities;  image-based sexual violence; online violations; cognitive  enhancement; body modification; disability; gender and  sexuality; body image and image consciousness. Dr Mark  Forshaw is a Health Psychologist and Subject Leader at  Liverpool John Moores University. He is a Past President of  the Institute of Health Promotion & Education, and a  previous trustee of the British Psychological Society  amongst other organisations. He is the author of numerous  books on health psychology, research, and critical  thinking. Dr Catharine Montgomery is a Reader in  Psychopharmacology at Liverpool John Moores University. She  is co-leader of the Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour  at LJMU, and is on the steering group for the Liverpool  Centre for Alcohol Research. She has expertise in the  effects of substance use on psychological functioning, and  has published numerous journal articles and book chapters  in this area.--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1432236},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6771-1},
}