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'''Focus enhancement''' is the experience of an increased ability to selectively concentrate on an aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. It can be best characterized by feelings of intense concentration which can allow one to continuously focus on and perform tasks which would otherwise be considered too monotonous, boring, or dull to not get distracted from.<ref>Ford, J. A., & Schroeder, R. D. (2008). Academic strain and non-medical use of prescription stimulants among college students. Deviant Behavior, 30(1), 26-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639620802049900</ref><ref>Riccio, C. A., Waldrop, J. J., Reynolds, C. R., & Lowe, P. (2001). Effects of stimulants on the continuous performance test (CPT) implications for CPT use and interpretation. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 13(3), 326-335. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.326</ref>
'''Focus enhancement''' is the experience of an increased ability to selectively concentrate on an aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. It can be best characterized by feelings of intense concentration which can allow one to continuously focus on and perform tasks which would otherwise be considered too monotonous, boring, or dull to not get distracted from.<ref name="FordSchroeder2008">{{cite journal|last1=Ford|first1=Jason A.|last2=Schroeder|first2=Ryan D.|title=Academic Strain and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants among College Students|journal=Deviant Behavior|volume=30|issue=1|year=2008|pages=26–53|issn=0163-9625|doi=10.1080/01639620802049900}}</ref><ref name="RiccioWaldrop2001">{{cite journal|last1=Riccio|first1=Cynthia A.|last2=Waldrop|first2=Jennifer J.M.|last3=Reynolds|first3=Cecil R.|last4=Lowe|first4=Patricia|title=Effects of Stimulants on the Continuous Performance Test (CPT)|journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences|volume=13|issue=3|year=2001|pages=326–335|issn=0895-0172|doi=10.1176/jnp.13.3.326}}</ref>


The degree of focus induced by this effect can be much stronger than what a person is capable of sober. It can allow for hours of effortless, single-minded, and continuous focus on a particular activity to the exclusion of all other considerations such as eating and attending to bodily functions. However, although focus enhancement can improve a person’s ability to engage in tasks and use time effectively, it is worth noting that it can also cause a person to focus intensely and spend excess time on unimportant activities.  
The degree of focus induced by this effect can be much stronger than what a person is capable of sober. It can allow for hours of effortless, single-minded, and continuous focus on a particular activity to the exclusion of all other considerations such as eating and attending to bodily functions. However, although focus enhancement can improve a person’s ability to engage in tasks and use time effectively, it is worth noting that it can also cause a person to focus intensely and spend excess time on unimportant activities.  


Focus enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as  [[motivation enhancement]], [[thought acceleration]], and [[stimulation]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[stimulant]] and [[nootropic]] compounds such as [[amphetamine]],<ref>Seiden, L. S., Sabol, K. E., & Ricaurte, G. A. (1993). Amphetamine: effects on catecholamine systems and behavior. Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology, 33(1), 639-676. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pa.33.040193.003231</ref> [[methylphenidate]],<ref>Sprague, R. L., & Sleator, E. K. (1977). Methylphenidate in hyperkinetic children: Differences in dose effects on learning and social behavior. Science, 198(4323), 1274-1276. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.337493</ref> [[modafinil]],<ref>Randall, D. C., Viswanath, A., Bharania, P., Elsabagh, S. M., Hartley, D. E., Shneerson, J. M., & File, S. E. (2005). Does modafinil enhance cognitive performance in young volunteers who are not sleep-deprived?. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 25(2), 175-179. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcp.0000155816.21467.25</ref> and [[caffeine]].<ref>Bernstein, G. A., Carroll, M. E., Crosby, R. D., Perwien, A. R., Go, F. S., & Benowitz, N. L. (1994). Caffeine effects on learning, performance, and anxiety in normal school-age children. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(3), 407-415. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199403000-00016</ref><ref>Caffeine effects (Erowid) | https://erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine_effects.shtml</ref> However, it is worth noting that the same compounds which induce this mind state at moderate dosages will also often result in the opposite effect of [[focus suppression]] at [[dosage#heavy|heavier]] dosages.<ref>Salo, R., Nordahl, T. E., Natsuaki, Y., Leamon, M. H., Galloway, G. P., Waters, C., ... & Buonocore, M. H. (2007). Attentional control and brain metabolite levels in methamphetamine abusers. Biological psychiatry, 61(11), 1272-1280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.031</ref></onlyinclude>
Focus enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as  [[motivation enhancement]], [[thought acceleration]], and [[stimulation]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[stimulant]] and [[nootropic]] compounds such as [[amphetamine]],<ref name="SeidenSabol1993">{{cite journal|last1=Seiden|first1=L S|last2=Sabol|first2=K E|last3=Ricaurte|first3=G A|title=Amphetamine: Effects on Catecholamine Systems and Behavior|journal=Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology|volume=33|issue=1|year=1993|pages=639–676|issn=0362-1642|doi=10.1146/annurev.pa.33.040193.003231}}</ref> [[methylphenidate]],<ref name="SpragueSleator1977">{{cite journal|last1=Sprague|first1=R.|last2=Sleator|first2=E.|title=Methylphenidate in hyperkinetic children: differences in dose effects on learning and social behavior|journal=Science|volume=198|issue=4323|year=1977|pages=1274–1276|issn=0036-8075|doi=10.1126/science.337493}}</ref> [[modafinil]],<ref name="RandallViswanath2005">{{cite journal|last1=Randall|first1=Delia C.|last2=Viswanath|first2=Aparna|last3=Bharania|first3=Punam|last4=Elsabagh|first4=Sarah M.|last5=Hartley|first5=David E.|last6=Shneerson|first6=John M.|last7=File|first7=Sandra E.|title=Does Modafinil Enhance Cognitive Performance in Young Volunteers Who Are Not Sleep-Deprived?|journal=Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology|volume=25|issue=2|year=2005|pages=175–179|issn=0271-0749|doi=10.1097/01.jcp.0000155816.21467.25}}</ref> and [[caffeine]].<ref name="BernsteinCarroll1994">{{cite journal|last1=Bernstein|first1=Gail A.|last2=Carroll|first2=Marilyn E.|last3=Crosby|first3=Ross D.|last4=Perwien|first4=Amy R.|last5=Go|first5=Frances S.|last6=Benowitz|first6=Neal L.|title=Caffeine Effects on Learning, Performance, and Anxiety in Normal School-Age Children|journal=Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry|volume=33|issue=3|year=1994|pages=407–415|issn=08908567|doi=10.1097/00004583-199403000-00016}}</ref><ref>Caffeine effects (Erowid) | https://erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine_effects.shtml</ref> However, it is worth noting that the same compounds which induce this mind state at moderate dosages will also often result in the opposite effect of [[focus suppression]] at [[dosage#heavy|heavier]] dosages.<ref name="SaloNordahl2007">{{cite journal|last1=Salo|first1=Ruth|last2=Nordahl|first2=Thomas E.|last3=Natsuaki|first3=Yutaka|last4=Leamon|first4=Martin H.|last5=Galloway|first5=Gantt P.|last6=Waters|first6=Christy|last7=Moore|first7=Charles D.|last8=Buonocore|first8=Michael H.|title=Attentional Control and Brain Metabolite Levels in Methamphetamine Abusers|journal=Biological Psychiatry|volume=61|issue=11|year=2007|pages=1272–1280|issn=00063223|doi=10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.031}}</ref></onlyinclude>
===Psychoactive substances===
===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:

Revision as of 19:51, 27 August 2018

Focus enhancement is the experience of an increased ability to selectively concentrate on an aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. It can be best characterized by feelings of intense concentration which can allow one to continuously focus on and perform tasks which would otherwise be considered too monotonous, boring, or dull to not get distracted from.[1][2]

The degree of focus induced by this effect can be much stronger than what a person is capable of sober. It can allow for hours of effortless, single-minded, and continuous focus on a particular activity to the exclusion of all other considerations such as eating and attending to bodily functions. However, although focus enhancement can improve a person’s ability to engage in tasks and use time effectively, it is worth noting that it can also cause a person to focus intensely and spend excess time on unimportant activities.

Focus enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as motivation enhancement, thought acceleration, and stimulation. It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of stimulant and nootropic compounds such as amphetamine,[3] methylphenidate,[4] modafinil,[5] and caffeine.[6][7] However, it is worth noting that the same compounds which induce this mind state at moderate dosages will also often result in the opposite effect of focus suppression at heavier dosages.[8]

Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

... further results

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ford, Jason A.; Schroeder, Ryan D. (2008). "Academic Strain and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants among College Students". Deviant Behavior. 30 (1): 26–53. doi:10.1080/01639620802049900. ISSN 0163-9625. 
  2. ↑ Riccio, Cynthia A.; Waldrop, Jennifer J.M.; Reynolds, Cecil R.; Lowe, Patricia (2001). "Effects of Stimulants on the Continuous Performance Test (CPT)". The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 13 (3): 326–335. doi:10.1176/jnp.13.3.326. ISSN 0895-0172. 
  3. ↑ Seiden, L S; Sabol, K E; Ricaurte, G A (1993). "Amphetamine: Effects on Catecholamine Systems and Behavior". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 33 (1): 639–676. doi:10.1146/annurev.pa.33.040193.003231. ISSN 0362-1642. 
  4. ↑ Sprague, R.; Sleator, E. (1977). "Methylphenidate in hyperkinetic children: differences in dose effects on learning and social behavior". Science. 198 (4323): 1274–1276. doi:10.1126/science.337493. ISSN 0036-8075. 
  5. ↑ Randall, Delia C.; Viswanath, Aparna; Bharania, Punam; Elsabagh, Sarah M.; Hartley, David E.; Shneerson, John M.; File, Sandra E. (2005). "Does Modafinil Enhance Cognitive Performance in Young Volunteers Who Are Not Sleep-Deprived?". Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 25 (2): 175–179. doi:10.1097/01.jcp.0000155816.21467.25. ISSN 0271-0749. 
  6. ↑ Bernstein, Gail A.; Carroll, Marilyn E.; Crosby, Ross D.; Perwien, Amy R.; Go, Frances S.; Benowitz, Neal L. (1994). "Caffeine Effects on Learning, Performance, and Anxiety in Normal School-Age Children". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 33 (3): 407–415. doi:10.1097/00004583-199403000-00016. ISSN 0890-8567. 
  7. ↑ Caffeine effects (Erowid) | https://erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine_effects.shtml
  8. ↑ Salo, Ruth; Nordahl, Thomas E.; Natsuaki, Yutaka; Leamon, Martin H.; Galloway, Gantt P.; Waters, Christy; Moore, Charles D.; Buonocore, Michael H. (2007). "Attentional Control and Brain Metabolite Levels in Methamphetamine Abusers". Biological Psychiatry. 61 (11): 1272–1280. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.031. ISSN 0006-3223. 
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