Raise your hand if you've ever felt stressed before. Now, raise your hand if you didn't actually raise your hand, because it's actually pretty weird to raise your hand upon the request of an online article -- that, by the way, has no means of verifying whether you actually raised … [Read more...]

The simplest definition of "nootropic" involves any substance or practice that enhances cognition. Brain bio-hacking is the cool-guy's term for nootropics. For a stickler like me, nootropics are any safe, side-effect-free substances that enhance cognition. But even so, the common … [Read more...]

Nootropics may optimize brain chemical status, promote brainwave frequencies, enhance cerebral circulation, reduce free radical damage, improve nerve growth factor levels, and more -- but what does this all mean in terms of nootropic benefits? How do nootropic bio-activities … [Read more...]

Have you seen the film Limitless with Bradley Cooper? His character is an out-of-work writer with writer’s block who loses his girlfriend and sees no future until he is offered the designer pill NZT-48. After taking it, he starts to use 100% of his mind, learns to play the … [Read more...]

Thinking about getting a smarter brain? Unfortunately, nootropics can't really do that. (You'll have to read books and accumulate experiences and all that time-consuming crap to become genuinely smarter.) However, nootropics for beginners may help make the path to a smarter … [Read more...]