To answer that question, it's best to ask yourself what is 'smart'?
If your definition of smart is having better memory, alertness, and being a quick thinker, then the answer is yes.
According to WebMD, there are several drugs that can do just that; boost your memory and alertness, while making you more focused.
This can be very useful for many of us who have the deadline or need to study for those painfully difficult exams that are coming up.
What are the drugs that make you smarter?
Ritalin, the first drug to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, has been widely used by many college students. Other medications that were primarily developed to treat Alzheimer's disease, such as Phenserine, Aricept, and Exelon, have also been experimented and believed to help improve memory in healthy people.
What the drugs do in Alzheimer's patients is to increase the acetylcholine; a chemical that allows communication between nerve cells in the brain; hence, delay of memory loss in the patients.
Some people speculates that if that works to improve memory in the patients with dying brain cells, the same effects should happen to healthy people.
Test Group vs Placebo
Researchers from Stanford University have conducted the experiment. The results came back proving that the drugs do work in improving memory. A small group of middle-aged pilots given Aricept did better on flight simulation tests compared with those given a placebo.
Block the gene that makes beta-amyloid
Beta- amyloid is the toxic protein that causes plague in Alzheimer's patients and kills brain cells. The drug, Phenserine not only increases the acetylcholine but also blocks the gene that makes this toxic protein.
This drug also works in age-related memory decline, which is the forgetfulness that is not necessarily related to Alzheimer's disease as well.
Are there any side effects?
There has been some report on potential side effects of Phenserine. Dependency is the side effect, which can be minimized by lowering the dosage over time. (Ref. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11261809)
Natural Alternatives
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Cognizin® - derived from the brain nutrient Citicoline, is known to increase levels of several important neurotransmitters including acetylcholine, dopamine and noradrenaline.
Cognizin® helps maintain the integrity of your neuronal cell membranes; and increases energy production in your frontal cortex.
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