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^ Chinthapalli K (September 2015). "The billion dollar business of being smart". BMJ. 351: h4829. doi:10.1136/bmj.h4829. PMID 26370589. International sales of non-prescription supplements for cognition also exceed $1bn (£650 000; €880 000) a year and are rapidly growing. Ginkgo biloba, vitamins, and even caffeine are common ingredients. Some add piracetam (related to the epilepsy drug levetiracetam), jellyfish proteins, or even "edible pure 23.5 carat gold flakes."

Seppi333 (Insert 2¢) 12:47, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Magnesium threonate more than doubles ability to relocate items; long term memory

it says i should have a review article on magnesium threonate to place it at the main article. journal = Neuron Volume 65 Issue 2 p165–177 date 28 January 2010 pmid20152124

magnesium threonate - ;An article at the journal Neuron says that magnesium L-threonate at an animal model of human cognition improved short term memory by 18% and long-term memory by 100%. At younger rats the memory effect was slightly more than double.

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This study appears to be a primary source. We're looking for review articles or meta-analyses or statements from major medical bodies for bio-medical content. Sizeofint (talk) 20:27, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Needs to be a section regarding the ethics of nootropic drugs and how they differ from stimulants.
- uneven playing field debate (http://legacy.lakeforest.edu/images/userImages/eukaryon/Page_6561/p26-27.pdf)
- Gazzaniga, Michael S. The ethical brain. Dana press, 2005.
Need to elaborate on formation of the billion dollar industry, history and original intent when the term was coined.
- Giurgea, C. (1973) "The nootropic approach to the pharmacology of the integrative activity of the brain" Cond. Reflex 8, 108-115. 2.
~~Modafinil - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26381811~~ Already in article
LSD microdosing - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02791072.2016.1234090
- Leonard, Andrew. "How LSD microdosing became the hot new business trip." Rolling Stone (2015).
- Watkins, Claire Vaye. "A Trip of One's Own Microdosing has brought back LSD. So why can't mothers join the fun?." NEW REPUBLIC 248.1-2 (2017): 50-55.

There is a bit of content to cover it as a cultural phenomenon but probably not enough to comment on efficacy. Sizeofint (talk) 16:21, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

^ Template:Cite journal = Neuron

[BMJ_nootropics-1] Chinthapalli K (September 2015). "The billion dollar business of being smart". BMJ. 351: h4829. doi:10.1136/bmj.h4829. PMID 26370589. International sales of non-prescription supplements for cognition also exceed $1bn (£650 000; €880 000) a year and are rapidly growing. Ginkgo biloba, vitamins, and even caffeine are common ingredients. Some add piracetam (related to the epilepsy drug levetiracetam), jellyfish proteins, or even "edible pure 23.5 carat gold flakes."

[pmid20152124-2] Template:Cite journal = Neuron

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