The Complete Bible of Nootropics and Cognitive Enhancers: A mini encyclopedic guide to pharmacalogical and natural cognitive enhancers (Vol. 1, Band 1)

Excerpt: "Nootropics (Smart drugs/cognitive enhancers) that come in the form of pharmaceuticals, supplements, and herbs, are used with the intention of the user gaining improved creativity, improvement in memory, and improved prefrontal (front part of the brain) functioning which includes planning and personality expression, and motivation, amongst many things. A nootropic by definition is not intended for the treatment of pathology, but cognitive enhancement in the already healthy individual. So how did you end up here? Are you one of the individuals’ who saw the movie ‘Limitless’ and are trying to replicate the effects of the infamous NZT-45 – and are trying to quell your curiosity? Or maybe you’re one of the individuals who have recently been exposed, whether in the workplace, through media/social media, or the university grounds – to the term “Smart-drug”; known to some academic professionals as “Cognitive Enhancers” or “nootropics”. It is no doubt that in our modern 24/7 work-lives, or our hectic study schedules filled with sheer competition and dead-lines – that this term ‘Smart-drug’ or ‘performance/cognitive enhancer’ is peaking the curiosity of many, and isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. "