Ever wish you could be as smart as Albert Einstein? Now you can by just popping a pill. Well, perhaps not as smart as Einstein, but scientists have shown that a drug called modafinil can act as a cognitive enhancer. Harvard and Oxford researchers say Modafinil can improve decision-making, problem-solving and possibly even make people think more creatively.
Modafinil has been around now for quite a few years and has been used for treatment of disorders such as narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and excessive daytime sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea.
Recently, researchers reviewed 24 studies done over recent decades and found that while the so-called smart drug made little difference to creativity or working memory, it did improve decision-making and planning. The performance-enhancing capacity of modafinil varied depending on what task was being tested, with the cognitive-enhancing effects being most consistent with longer and more complex tasks.
Of course, you don’t want to get addicted and abuse it, but the researcher's findings indicate modafinil does work for some people and is safe in the short term. Modafinil is available online without a prescription and I have seen it going for around a dollar per pill.
You didn't think to mention is keeps you awake? I first came across this drug well over a decade ago when researching drugs to take while cramming for finals. At the time I read it was used by fighter pilots and you could stay awake for up to 3 days while on it. Do you have any first hand experience to share from taking it?
I don't have first-hand experience as I try to take as few drugs as possible. My interests are in biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics. Nonetheless, I suspect that a number of steemers are interested in pharmaceuticals for reasons other than medicinal purposes, so I thought this topic may be of interest.;)
Very interesting. I think nootropics might be a safer way to go to increase brain activity though.
I think modafinil is just the start. In the next 20 years or so we will see more advanced nootropics and beyond that nanotechnology might enable unbelievable thins - maybe everybody could be as intelligent as Einstein.
I believe you are 100% correct. The accelerating pace of technological advances promises all kinds of wonders for us all, if we don't blow are selves all to hell first. (⌒.−)＝★
I personally use noopept.