Smart Drug Smarts: Brain Optimization | Nootropics | Neuroscience
Summary: "Intelligence is as fixed as a person's height." Right? But guess what - you're part of the species that invented platform shoes, stilts, elevators, helium balloons and rocket ships. Smart Drug Smarts is for people interested in maximizing their brains -- both in health and utility -- using the latest findings in neuroscience. Join Jesse Lawler as he chats with neuroscientists, biochemists, futurists, and multi-domain researchers into cognitive enhancement. Sleep, optimal nutrition, supplements and nootropics, cognitive enhancement, Artificial Intelligence, ketogenic diets, psychedelics, and tDCS are all on the table. Smart Drug Smarts doesn’t advocate any particular approach -- we’re here to provide an accurate-as-possible body of knowledge in a field where the options available are growing daily.
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- Artist: Jesse Lawler: Brain Enthusiast, Biohacker, Nootropics Nerd, Multichannel Eccentric
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Podcasts:
Jesse gets into details on neurofeedback and attention disorders with cognitive scientist and UCLA Ph.D. Dr. Andrew Hill. They discuss using neurofeedback to improve mental performance, mindfulness and executive function as well as its implications for those with attention disorders and others who are looking to get a mental edge.
Dr. Barnard is a world-renowned nutrition expert and outspoken vegan, and the author of 15 books and host of three PBS television specials. He specializes in the effect people's diets have on their bodies and brains, and their propensity for Alzheimer's Disease and dementia.
Jesse interviews biochemist and pharmacist Phil Micans, advisor to both the London Anti-Aging Conference and British Longevity Society. With his Master's Degree in Biochemistry and as the editor-in-chief of Aging Matters Magazine, Mr. Micans is a highly-qualified individual with some profound insights into the Racetam class of chemicals -- which includes some of the best-known "smart drugs."
Philosopher David Pearce's ultimate goal is to recalibrate the Hedonic Treadmill of both humans and nonhumans so the average level of enjoyment is much higher in the future than in today's world.
Dr. Born discusses the particular effects of Sulbutiamine and the motivation for its development, the Human Genome Project's impact on drug R&D, and the human blood-brain barrier.
Marketed as "Virtuous Nutrients for Your Vices," these nutritional supplements were designed to re-balance the brain's neurochemistry following drinking or recreational drug use.
"You don't have to read brain science or learn calculus to get smarter... You can move away from rote thinking and engage your frontal lobes...by transform[ing] information in ways that are meaningful."
Lee describes his Adderall experiences and why - despite its short-term upsides - he felt the need to combat ADD in a way that avoided Adderall's side effects... Eventually leading to the creation of his own self-designed nootropics "stack."
NeurOptimal is a non-invasive, non-drug-based brain optimization system which allows a subject to hear an audio representation of his or her brain's electrical output in real time.
Our anonymous Test Subject is given a 200mg dose of Modafinil shortly before 11am, and Jesse checks in with him throughout the day to learn the subjective experience of a first-time user of a smart drug.
Carol explains how she took her understanding of diet's interaction with the brain and worked with professional recipe developers to create meals that your neurons will love as much as your taste buds.
Dr. Dean explains how his groundbreaking book evolved from a technical manual for his patients into a widely-known book to improve brain activity through smart drugs. “We were really focusing more on improving cognitive abilities of normal people who realized they weren’t quite as sharp as they used to be - or could be.”
