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Cognitive Enhancement Drugs

Meaning

Cognitive Enhancement Drugs, often referred to as nootropics, are a class of pharmaceutical agents or compounds designed to improve executive functions such as memory, attention, creativity, and motivation in healthy individuals. These substances work by selectively modulating the concentration or activity of key neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors within the central nervous system. Clinical use, while often debated for ethical reasons in healthy populations, is typically focused on addressing deficits associated with neurological or psychiatric conditions. Careful medical supervision is essential when considering the use of these pharmacologic agents.