8.7.2 Cognitive Enhancements

• What is the primary purpose of cognitive enhancements?

  Improve brain functions
• Cognitive enhancements include pharmaceuticals, lifestyle changes, technology, and cognitive training
• Match the type of cognitive enhancement with its example:

  Pharmaceuticals ↔️ Ritalin

  Lifestyle changes ↔️ Exercise

  Technology ↔️ Brain stimulation devices

  Cognitive training ↔️ Memory exercises
• What is a key benefit of cognitive enhancements related to learning?

  Enhanced learning
• Cognitive enhancements such as pharmaceuticals can improve focus and alertness
• What is a potential ethical concern associated with cognitive enhancements?

  Fairness and equity
• Access to cognitive enhancements is equally available to everyone.

  False
• Arrange the benefits of cognitive enhancements in order of importance:

  1️⃣ Enhanced learning

  2️⃣ Improved memory

  3️⃣ Increased productivity

  4️⃣ Boosted creativity
• What is a risk associated with the use of pharmaceuticals for cognitive enhancement?

  Dependency
• Brain stimulation devices, used for cognitive enhancement, may cause headaches or fatigue
• Match the type of cognitive enhancement with its ethical concern:

  Pharmaceuticals ↔️ Health risks

  Lifestyle changes ↔️ Nutritional imbalances

  Technology ↔️ Dependence on devices

  Cognitive training ↔️ Time commitment
• The use of cognitive enhancements raises ethical concerns because not everyone has equal access to them.
• What is a key ethical issue related to the use of pharmaceuticals for cognitive enhancement?

  Health risks
• The ethical implications of cognitive enhancements include concerns about fairness, equity, and access
• What ethical issues arise from the use of cognitive enhancements?

  Fairness and equity
• The use of cognitive enhancements raises ethical concerns such as fairness and equity because not everyone may have access to them.equity
• The ethical implications of cognitive enhancements include concerns about equal access.
• Match the type of cognitive enhancement with its ethical concern:

  Pharmaceuticals ↔️ Dependency

  Lifestyle Changes ↔️ Overexertion
• What are the benefits of using pharmaceuticals as a cognitive enhancement?

  Enhanced focus and alertness
• While lifestyle changes improve overall health, they may lead to potential overexertion.overexertion
• Dependence on technology is a concern associated with cognitive enhancements.
• What ethical concern is associated with cognitive training as a method of enhancement?

  Mental fatigue
• Order the impacts of cognitive enhancements on society from most immediate to long-term:

  1️⃣ Increased Productivity

  2️⃣ Workforce Changes

  3️⃣ Ethical Concerns

  4️⃣ Social Inequality
• Wealthier families using cognitive supplements for their children's education is an example of social inequality.
• The debate over mandatory cognitive training in specific professions highlights ethical concerns about fairness and natural abilities.abilities