Effects of modafinil on non-verbal cognition, task enjoyment and creative thinking in healthy volunteers

• Published in: Neuropharmacology Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 490 - 495
• Main Authors: Müller, U., Rowe, J.B., Rittman, T., Lewis, C., Robbins, T.W., Sahakian, B.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2013; Pergamon Press
• Subjects: Adult; Benzhydryl Compounds - adverse effects; Benzhydryl Compounds - pharmacology; Cognition - drug effects; Cognitive enhancer; Creative thinking; Creativity; Double-Blind Method; Executive Function - drug effects; Executive functions; Female; Humans; Male; Memory; Memory, Short-Term - drug effects; Modafinil; Motivation; Motivation - drug effects; Nootropic Agents - adverse effects; Nootropic Agents - pharmacology; Pattern Recognition, Visual - drug effects; Performance-Enhancing Substances - adverse effects; Performance-Enhancing Substances - pharmacology; Pleasure - drug effects; Problem Solving - drug effects; Spatial Behavior - drug effects; Task Performance and Analysis; Thinking - drug effects; Young Adult; Executive functions; Cognitive enhancer; Modafinil; Motivation; Memory; Creative thinking

Modafinil, a putative cognitive enhancing drug, has previously been shown to improve performance of healthy volunteers as well as patients with attention deficit disorder and schizophrenia, mainly in tests of executive functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of modafinil on n...