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Comment Beta-blockers (Score 1) 371

by Mirre on Tuesday December 25, 2007 @05:28PM (#21816788) Attached to: 'Mind Doping' Becoming More Common

Beta blockers is a drug used by people who need to perform and handle their nerves. Its used by pasients with hart related diseases. As a side effect for healthy people it will help you to maitain your motoric controll even though you are extremly nervous. This is old news anyway.

'Mind Doping' Becoming More Common 371

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday December 25, 2007 @10:36AM from the gotta-get-my-music-on dept.

runamock writes "The Los Angeles Times is running a story on the growing use of 'mind drugs': 'Forget sports doping. The next frontier is brain doping. ... Despite the potential side effects, academics, classical musicians, corporate executives, students and even professional poker players have embraced the drugs to clarify their minds, improve their concentration or control their emotions. Unlike the anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and blood-oxygen boosters that plague athletic competitions, the brain drugs haven't provoked similar outrage. People who take them say the drugs aren't giving them an unfair advantage but merely allow them to make the most of their hard-earned skills.'" There's an interesting comment on this topic in Fresh Air's top cultural trends of 2007 broadcast.

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