BrainWaves #58 Neurostimulants Part 2: Cosmetic Neurology and the US Military

MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.

Originally released: July 18, 2017

Last week, we talked about caffeine, and this week we've moved on to cosmetics. But not the outward kind, the inward kind. Dr. Anjan Chatterjee joins us in this segment on how the military and other professions may leverage mind-altering substances in order to enhance performance. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision-making in routine clinical practice.

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Chatterjee A. Cosmetic neurology: the controversy over enhancing movement, mentation, and mood. Neurology 2004;63(6):968-74. PMID 15452285

Lieberman HR, Tharion WJ, Shukitt-Hale B, Speckman KL, Tulley R. Effects of caffeine, sleep loss, and stress on cognitive performance and mood during U.S. Navy SEAL training. Sea-Air-Land. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2002;164(3):250-61. PMID 12424548

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