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Prescription stimulant medications are considered a safe and longterm effective treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD Studies support that stimulants enhance attention memory selfregulation and executive function in individuals with ADHD Recent research however has found that many college students without ADHD report misusing prescription stimulants primarily to enhance their cognitive abilities This practice raises the question whether stimulants actually enhance cognitive functioning in college students without ADHD We investigated the effects of mixedsalts amphetamine ie Adderall 30 mg on cognitive autonomic and emotional functioning in a pilot sample of healthy college students without ADHD n 13 using a doubleblind placebocontrolled withinsubjects design The present study was the first to explore cognitive effects in conjunction with mood autonomic effects and selfperceptions of cognitive enhancement Results revealed that Adderall had minimal but mixed effects on cognitive processes relevant to neurocognitive enhancement small effects and substantial effects on autonomic responses subjective drug experiences and positive states of activated emotion large effects Overall the present findings indicate dissociation between the effects of Adderall on activation and neurocognition and more importantly contrary to common belief Adderall had little impact on neurocognitive performance in healthy college students Given the pilot design of the study and small sample size these findings should be interpreted cautiously The results have implications for future studies and the education of healthy college students and adults who commonly use Adderall to enhance neurocognition

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