It is human nature to seek to advance our species, but in the last half century, people have been taking this principal to a whole new level. Neuroenhancement involves using nanotechnologies such as pharmaceuticals, human-computer interfaces and gene editing, to improve the brain function of people who have not been judged to be clinically impaired (Bard). The idea of neuroenhancement has generated a heated discussion among the scientific community regarding the ethics of artificially enhancing the most complex organ in the body. When considering the benefits and consequences of…