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Nootropic Drugs by Dr. Shikha Parmar
Nootropic agents are drugs, supplements, and other substances that may improve cognitive function, particularly executive functions, memory, creativity, or motivation, in healthy individuals.[1] While many substances are purported to improve cognition, research is at a preliminary stage as of 2019, and the effects of the majority of these agents are not fully determined. Sometimes called smart drugs, brain boosters, or memory-enhancing drugs, the term “nootropics” was coined by scientist Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea, who developed the compound piracetam as a brain enhancer, according to The Atlantic. The word is derived from the Greek noo, meaning mind, and trope, which means “change” in French. In essence, all nootropics aim to change…
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– GALANTAMINE – Binaural Nootropics (Enhanced Cognitive Functions, Sleep Quality)
Galantamine is an alkaloid isolated from the plant Galanthus woronowii and Galanthus caucasicus. It is a selective and rapidly-reversible cholinesterase inhibitor that inhibits the cholinesterase enzyme. The enzyme leads to the catalysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) into choline and acetic acid. Thanks to the inhibiting properties of the galantamine, acetylcholine level is sustained at high concentrations. Galantamine is also a modulator of nicotinic receptors, enhancing their activity. As a result, it firmly improves ACh release. – GALANTAMINE – will firmly improve cognitive functions (sensing, feeling, thinking, and intuition), focus, memorization, and sleep quality and may lead to the occurrence of spontaneous lucid dreams. It will also support central nervous…
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Nootropic Drugs = Cognitive Enhancer or Cerebroactive Drugs or Smart Drug = Basic Introduction.
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