Cognitive Enhancement Peter B. Reiner National Core for Neuroethics University of British Columbia
Enhancement Therapy
Enhancement Therapy above the norm Enhancement to the norm Cabrera, Fitz, Reiner , submitted
Contrastive vignettes ETN EAN John is a healthy 35- John is a healthy 35- year-old man who has year-old man who has had modest challenges had no challenges being sociable ever being sociable ever since he was a young since he was a young boy. He gets a pill from boy. He gets a pill from his doctor to help him his doctor to help him become more sociable. become more sociable.
Completely 100 Comfortable 80 60 40 20 Not at all 0 Comfortable EAN ETN n =221 Cabrera, Fitz, Reiner , submitted
Worthy 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Not at all 1 Worthy No Enhancement, Enhancement, No Success Success n =229 Fitz, Nadler et al. , Neuroethics , 2014
Success!
Concluding thoughts
100 EAN ETN 80 60 40 20 0 Cabrera, Fitz, Reiner , submitted
Why did you answer as you did? N=2776
700 EAN ETN 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Changing Safety Concerns No Need the brain about pill Uncomfortable N=2776 Cabrera, Fitz, Reiner , submitted
700 EAN ETN 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Changing Safety Concerns No Need His Safe Pills are Positive the brain about pill choice OK outcome Uncomfortable Comfortable N=2776 Cabrera, Fitz, Reiner , submitted
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