Hosking and study co-author Catharine Winstanley, a professor in UBC's Dept. of Psychology, found that rats – like humans – show varying levels of willingness to expend high or low degrees of mental effort to obtain food rewards. read more
So when it comes to games like Starcraft, where people are generally highly motivated to play the game (i.e. they don't need to be pushed to play it), a drug like amphetamines isn't really going to boost their performance. read more
I like to think of it like this: If I could play myself while on adderall against myself not on adderall, my adderall-self would destroy my nonadderall-self, consistently, every time. if I could do this on SC2 I would prob end up winning something like 15-2 against my non-adderall self. read more
I've tried to play Starcraft while slightly tipsy. It makes you more calm during engagements - you don't panic as easily and can keep fighting back fairly effectively. On the other hand, you tend to miss your timings and make small screwups in your build order. Overall, it's a net negative if you're trying to win. read more