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The effect of Bacopa monnieri on gene expression levels in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Bacopa monnieri is a plant used as a nootropic in Ayurveda, a 5000-year-old system of traditional Indian medicine. Although both animal and clinical studies supported its role as a memory enhancer, the molecular and cellular mechanism underlying Bacopa's
How-Wing Leung +6 more
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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018 Background The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a commercially available purported nootropic supplement on mood, stress, and rifle marksmanship accuracy and engagement time via an Engagement Skills Trainer.
Nicholas Barringer +2 more
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Nootropic (medhya) effect of Bhāvita Śaṇkhapuṣpī tablets: A clinical appraisal
Ancient Science of Life, 2014 Background: Nootropic (medhya) potential of śaṅkhapuṣpī (Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy.) is reported in Ayurvedic literature and modern studies are now validating the same. In spite of plentiful preclinical researches already carried out during the past
Hetal Amin +5 more
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The Speculative Neuroscience of the Future Human Brain
Humanities, 2013 The hallmark of our species is our ability to hybridize symbolic thinking with behavioral output. We began with the symmetrical hand axe around 1.7 mya and have progressed, slowly at first, then with greater rapidity, to producing increasingly more ...
Robert A. Dielenberg
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Фармакокинетика и Фармакодинамика, 2023 Background. Cyclo-L-prolylglycine (CPG) was designed and synthesized at the V.V. Zakusov as a topological analogue of the classical nootrop piracetam and was further identified as an endogenous compound. Previously, the nootropic effect of CPG was revealed
O. N. Vorontsova +4 more
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Efeito dos extratos de Panax ginseng, Turnera diffusa e Heteropterys tomentosa sobre a apoptose no hipocampo de ratos idosos [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVE: To verify if the medicinal plants Panax ginseng C.A. Mey, Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult., and Heteropterys tomentosa O. Mach., which are amply used by the population as tonics and cognition enhancers, could have a protective effect on cell ...
Bezerra, Andréia Gomes +3 more
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Nootropic potential of Bauhinia variegata: A systematic study on murine model
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2014 Objectives: Bauhinia variegata Linn (leguminosae) is one of the important medicinal herbs used traditionally to treat fever, as tonic, astringent, diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, piles, edema.
Nishikant Jatav +6 more
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Medičnì Perspektivi, 2020 Chronic hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, and disturbance of the integrity of the blood-brain barrier are considered as strategically important links in the development of cognitive deficits in diabetic encephalopathy.
А. E. Lievykh +5 more
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Comment on 'Large-Scale Cognitive GWAS Meta-Analysis Reveals Tissue-Specific Neural Expression and Potential Nootropic Drug Targets' by Lam et al. [PDF]
, 2017 Lam et al. (2017) reported a large-scale genome-wide association study (GWAS) of cognitive ability. They used the new analytical method of Multi-Trait Analysis of GWAS (MTAG) (Turley et al., 2017) to combine GWAS data sets on the correlated phenotypes of
Lam, W. D. Hill
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On biotechnology, theology, and the human sciences [PDF]
, 2018 There may be very good Christian theological reasons to oppose human biotechnological enhancement. It is, however, difficult to discern what they are. Much of the specifically Christian response to transhumanist biotechnological enhancement has revolved ...
Jong, Jonathan
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