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Give people modafanil, and they score higher on IQ tests. Get them drunk and they do worse. It's really not fixed.

• cheeko1234 8y ago
  Any relevant studies regarding this? According to this paper[0]: the cognitive benefits of modafinil seem particularly marked in tests of vigilance and speed, in which sleepiness would be an important factor. Furthermore, the results indicate that high IQ may limit detection of modafinil's positive effects. [0]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16140369 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16140369
  • smolder 8y ago
    Unfortunately no, I don't have any concrete evidence on that point, just some amount of anecdata from people who are "nootropic" enthusiasts that I found convincing enough. Edit: This might be interesting to you if you want some scientific literature. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.07.028 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.07.028
• comboy 8y ago
  Give them the test one more time after modafinil wears off and they score even higher ;) Some references are welcome. Pure guess, but we do know that most society is sleep deprived and that sleep deprivation affects cognitive performance. As far as I understand it, modafinil can alleviate that.
  • smolder 8y ago
    That may be what was happening --It makes me wonder, if we say that someones higher baseline intelligence is hidden behind some semi-permanent condition like chronic inflammation or poor sleep patterns, is that really their baseline? How many other factors may be "artificially" decreasing someones measurable general intelligence for most or all of their life?