COSMETIC NEUROLOGY: THE ETHICS OF THE “A+ PILL”

• Dr. Aman Khandelwal

  Assistant Teacher, Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan

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• Shreya Rani

  Medical Student, Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan

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• Asma Mohammed

  Medical Student, Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan

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• K. A. Aarzoo Gafoor

  Medical Student, Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan

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• Kanchigidad Mehar Fatima Ibrahim

  Medical Student, Samarkand state medical university, Uzbekistan

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The human brain has long been considered the final frontier of medical science—the one organ that defines our identity, our capabilities, and our potential. For decades, neurology focused primarily on restoring function lost to disease or injury. However, the twenty-first century has witnessed the emergence of a provocative new subspecialty: cosmetic neurology, a term coined to describe the use of pharmaceutical and technological interventions not to heal, but to enhance already healthy cognitive function . At the center of this paradigm shift lies a deceptively simple question: If a pill could reliably transform a B+ student into an A+ performer, should we take it?

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