Narcolepsy Drug Being Used to Improve Cognitive Performance Affects Brain Dopamine Activity

Preliminary research in healthy men suggests that the narcolepsy drug modafinil, increasingly being used to enhance cognitive abilities, affects the activity of dopamine in the brain in a way that may create the potential for abuse and dependence, according to a study in the March 18 issue of JAMA.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news156525844.html">Narcolepsy Drug Being Used to Improve Cognitive Performance Affects Brain Dopamine Activity</a></p> <p>Preliminary research in healthy men suggests that the narcolepsy drug modafinil, increasingly being used to enhance cognitive abilities, affects the activity of dopamine in the brain in a way that may create the potential for abuse and dependence, according to a study in the March 18 issue of JAMA.</p>