Nootropics, or so-called "smart drugs," are substances used to increase the faculties of the mind. The word derives from ''noos'' or mind and ''tropos'' to bend. Proponents claim that these substances enhance mental performance in a variety of ways, bolstering cognition, lucidity, memory, mood, oxygen and glucose utilization, or blood circulation in the brain, or a combination of the these or other factors. Some classic examples of pharmaceutical nootropics are: * Piracetam (Nootropil) * Aniracetam * Oxiracetam * Pramiracetam * Pyritinol (Enerbol) * Ergoloid mesylates (Hydergine) * Galantamine * Selegiline * Centrophenoxine (Lucidril) * Desmopressin (DDAVP) * Nicergoline * Vinpocetine * Picamilon * Vasopressin Similar claims have been made for a variety of stimulants such as: * Caffeine * Nicotine * Amphetamine (Adderall, Dexedrine) * Adrafinil (Olmifon) * Modafinil (Provigil) * DMAE - possible applications for ADD/ADHD sufferers, skepticism exists over whether this substance offers nootropic effects * Phenibut Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and acetylcholine precursors - two class of drugs/supplements which have demonstrated nootropic effects at certain dosages: * Alpha-GPC (L-alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine, Choline alfoscerate) - most effective choline precursor, readily crosses the blood-brain barrier * Huperzine A - potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor derived from Chinese club-moss * CDP-Choline (Cytidine Diphosphate Choline) - choline precursor, a more economical alternative to Alpha GPC * Lecithin - a natural precursor to acetylcholine CAUTION: Excess acetylcholine can be potentially harmful. Vitamins and nutrients which exhibit nootropic effects: * Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR) * Choline with Vitamin B5 * Vitamin C * coenzyme q-10 Herbs that exhibit nootropic effects: * Ginkgo biloba - increases blood flow to the extremities including the brain * Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) - tonic that normalizes body processes * Bacopa monnieri - nervine and tonic that supports electro-chemical brain transmission * Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm) * Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng) - tonic and adaptogen that normalizes stress * Celastrus Panicaltus * Gotu Kola * Sutherlandia Frutescens ==Related Pages== *Alzheimer's disease *ADD *ADHD *life extension ==External links== * [http://www.cortexpharm.com/ Cortex Pharmaceuticals] * [http://www.nootropic.com/ HedWeb] * [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/20/2352239&tid=191&tid=14 Slashdot | Cognitive Enhancement Drugs] * [http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/001695.html Future Pundit] - [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:ThliFfGDeCMJ:www.futurepundit.com/archives/001695.html+&hl=en Google Cache] * [http://www.businessweek.com/@@*TTz0oUQYsI6ogEA/magazine/content/03_35/b3847001_mz001.htm Business Week Online - "I Can't Remember"] by Eric R. Kandel September 1, 2003 * [http://nootropics.com/smartdrugs/smart-drug.html The Scientist - Seeking Smart Drugs] by Eugene Russo October 28, 2002 * [http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?s=&act=SF&f=169 Immortality Institute - Nootropics forum] * [http://forum.avantlabs.com/?s=62cff6c726c168702c58df9904e728af&act=SF&f=41 Avantlabs - Neuroscience forum] * [http://www.avantlabs.com/wiki/index.php/Supplements_to_improve/facilitate_mental_functioning Avantlabs - Nootropics Wiki] * [http://www.betterbrain.org BetterBrain Nootropics Index] Nootropics
Taurine is, I believe, one of the first substances classified as Nootropic. ---- Where did you get this information from?? I've never even heard Taurine referenced as a nootropic at all, let alone as the first substance classified as such. The article [http://www.1fast400.com/?articleID=86 Brain Food: Piracetam I] contains this passage:
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Nootropics, or so-called "smart drugs," are substances used to increase the faculties of the mind. The word derives from ''noos'' or mind and ''tropos'' to bend. Proponents claim that these substances enhance mental performance in a variety of ways, bolstering cognition, lucidity, memory, mood, oxygen and glucose utilization, or blood circulation in the brain, or a combination of the these or other factors. Some classic examples of pharmaceutical nootropics are: * Piracetam (Nootropil) * Aniracetam * Oxiracetam * Pramiracetam * Pyritinol (Enerbol) * Ergoloid mesylates (Hydergine) * Galantamine * Selegiline * Centrophenoxine (Lucidril) * Desmopressin (DDAVP) * Nicergoline * Vinpocetine * Picamilon * Vasopressin Similar claims have been made for a variety of stimulants such as: * Caffeine * Nicotine * Amphetamine (Adderall, Dexedrine) * Adrafinil (Olmifon) * Modafinil (Provigil) * DMAE - possible applications for ADD/ADHD sufferers, skepticism exists over whether this substance offers nootropic effects * Phenibut Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and acetylcholine precursors - two class of drugs/supplements which have demonstrated nootropic effects at certain dosages: * Alpha-GPC (L-alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine, Choline alfoscerate) - most effective choline precursor, readily crosses the blood-brain barrier * Huperzine A - potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor derived from Chinese club-moss * CDP-Choline (Cytidine Diphosphate Choline) - choline precursor, a more economical alternative to Alpha GPC * Lecithin - a natural precursor to acetylcholine CAUTION: Excess acetylcholine can be potentially harmful. Vitamins and nutrients which exhibit nootropic effects: * Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR) * Choline with Vitamin B5 * Vitamin C * coenzyme q-10 Herbs that exhibit nootropic effects: * Ginkgo biloba - increases blood flow to the extremities including the brain * Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) - tonic that normalizes body processes * Bacopa monnieri - nervine and tonic that supports electro-chemical brain transmission * Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm) * Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng) - tonic and adaptogen that normalizes stress * Celastrus Panicaltus * Gotu Kola * Sutherlandia Frutescens ==Related Pages== *Alzheimer's disease *ADD *ADHD *life extension ==External links== * [http://www.cortexpharm.com/ Cortex Pharmaceuticals] * [http://www.nootropic.com/ HedWeb] * [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/20/2352239&tid=191&tid=14 Slashdot | Cognitive Enhancement Drugs] * [http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/001695.html Future Pundit] - [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:ThliFfGDeCMJ:www.futurepundit.com/archives/001695.html+&hl=en Google Cache] * [http://www.businessweek.com/@@*TTz0oUQYsI6ogEA/magazine/content/03_35/b3847001_mz001.htm Business Week Online - "I Can't Remember"] by Eric R. Kandel September 1, 2003 * [http://nootropics.com/smartdrugs/smart-drug.html The Scientist - Seeking Smart Drugs] by Eugene Russo October 28, 2002 * [http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?s=&act=SF&f=169 Immortality Institute - Nootropics forum] * [http://forum.avantlabs.com/?s=62cff6c726c168702c58df9904e728af&act=SF&f=41 Avantlabs - Neuroscience forum] * [http://www.avantlabs.com/wiki/index.php/Supplements_to_improve/facilitate_mental_functioning Avantlabs - Nootropics Wiki] * [http://www.betterbrain.org BetterBrain Nootropics Index] Nootropics
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Taurine is, I believe, one of the first substances classified as Nootropic. ---- Where did you get this information from?? I've never even heard Taurine referenced as a nootropic at all, let alone as the first substance classified as such. The article [http://www.1fast400.com/?articleID=86 Brain Food: Piracetam I] contains this passage:
In 1971, the year that piracetam first reached clinical practice (in France), C.E. Guirgea coined the term "nootropic" after Greek noos (mind) and tropos (turn towards) to describe the activity of piracetam and related compounds.--User:Brainsik 08:49, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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