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The Quest for a Smart Pill

New drugs to improve memory and cognitive performance in impaired individuals are under intensive study. Their possible use in healthy people already triggers debate

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Stephen S. Hall is an award-winning science writer and regular contributor. He is author, most recently, of Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience (Knopf, 2010).

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 289 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Quest for a Smart Pill” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 289 No. 3 ()