Category: Cognitive Health

NSI-189: A Nootropic Antidepressant That Increases Hippocampal Volume

NSI-189: A Nootropic Antidepressant That Promotes Neurogenesis

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Some researchers have noticed a correlation between reduced hippocampal volume and depression. According to this theory, NSI-189 could potentially be a remedy to those suffering from depression by contributing to the growth of the patient’s hippocampus.

Cognitive Health

Can We Really Increase Our Intelligence?

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According to the psychological literature available, there are two general prospects of intelligence: the uniform one, evaluated in school, which basically addresses linguistic & logical-mathematical intelligence; and the Pluralistic View of Mind, proposed by Howard Gardner in his acclaimed theory of Multiple Intelligences.

Cognitive Health

9 Supplements To Counteract The Negative Effects of Alcohol

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Despite clinical proof that alcohol has detrimental effects on the human body, even more so than certain illegal substances, it still remains one of the world’s most readily available and favorite intoxicants.

Cognitive Health

Why Do I Find Stimulants Calming?

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ADHD drugs enhance human focus by expanding the levels of neurotransmitters from the prefrontal cortex of the brain which coordinate attention and behavior: norepinephrine and dopamine.

Nootropics

Contraceptives: a Nootropic for Women?

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As you might already know, the nervous system uses neurotransmitters as its chemical signals; the endocrine system, hormones.

Nootropics

Can Nootropics Help With Drug Abuse and Addiction?

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In recent years, evidence has compiled suggesting a common pathologic mechanism underlying addictive behaviours of several substances. Dysregulation of glutamatergic neurotransmission within the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and nucleus accumbens (NA) appears to predispose to a higher tendency towards drug-seeking behaviour.

Biohacking

The Shocking Truth about tDCS and its Effects

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Developed as an answer to the problem of brain injuries and certain mental illnesses, tDCS has truly made an 180° turn, heading towards a place no one could have ever predicted.