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Zack Lynch is author of The Neuro Revolution: How Brain Science Is Changing Our World (St. Martin's Press, July 2009).
He is the founder and executive director of the Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO) and co-founder of NeuroInsights. He serves on the advisory boards of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Center for Neuroeconomic Studies, Science Progress, and SocialText, a social software company. Please send newsworthy items or feedback - to Zack Lynch.
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January 27, 2004

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As I predicted early last year, Provigil (short for promotes vigilance) was just approved for use by U.S. regulators to market its narcolepsy drug to truck drivers and others whose work shifts make it difficult to stay awake on the job.

Note: the "others" category is quite large.

Good bye coffee, hello Provigil.

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