A Study on the Effect of Methylphenidate on Creativity of Healthy Adults
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Creative cognition plays an important role in art, invention and innovation, as well as in
everyday life and thus has a significant effect on society as a whole. Research with healthy,
normal participants and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder indicates a
possible inverse relationship between attentional function and creativity. This evidence
raises the possibility that Methylphenidate (MPH; Ritalin) could decrease creativity in
people using it for cognitive enhancement. However, this question has not been addressed by
previous studies. Hence, the present study aims to examine the effect of MPH on creativity in
healthy young adults.