Definitions

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  • noun medicine Any substance purported to increase cognitive abilities.
  • noun pharmacology A drug that enhances learning and memory and lacks the usual pharmacology of other psychotropic drugs (e.g. sedation, motor stimulation) and possesses very few side effects and extremely low toxicity.

Etymologies

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Coined in 1972 by Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea, derived from the Greek words νόος (noos, "mind") and τροπέω (tropeō, "to turn")

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Examples

  • While it's too premature to use your phone too close to your head to get a boost in your exams in the near future, its possible use as a "nootropic" is certainly encouraging.

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  • While it's too premature to use your phone too close to your head to get a boost in your exams in the near future, its possible use as a "nootropic" is certainly encouraging.

    Research Blogging - All Topics - English 2010

  • While it's too premature to use your phone too close to your head to get a boost in your exams in the near future, its possible use as a "nootropic" is certainly encouraging.

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  • While it's too premature to use your phone too close to your head to get a boost in your exams in the near future, its possible use as a "nootropic" is certainly encouraging.

    Research Blogging - All Topics - English Physiology physics woven fine amiya 2010

  • While it's too premature to use your phone too close to your head to get a boost in your exams in the near future, its possible use as a "nootropic" is certainly encouraging.

    Research Blogging - All Topics - English 2010

  • While it's too premature to use your phone too close to your head to get a boost in your exams in the near future, its possible use as a "nootropic" is certainly encouraging.

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  • Interestingly enough, a constituent of Outlast has been demonstrated to actually assist in preventing the accumulation of adipose tissue along the flank and belly and it also has a positive neuropsychiatric effect - making it the first nootropic carbohydrate blend.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • Finally, the improved circulation from increased oxygen levels can produce nootropic (brain-stimulating) and anti-aging effects

    Discover Blogs 2010

  • Is nefiracetam a more efficacious nootropic than the eugeroics, such as modafinil, armodafinil, or adrafinil? en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • Many scientists suggest that taking ginkgo biloba will improve your memory by releasing nootropic or 都mart cell・properties into your system.

    Purpleocity.net 2009

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