Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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In article <92323.114242DXZ102@psuvm.psu.edu>, <DXZ102@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
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> What are the reputed effects of "smart drugs?"
They're supposed to give your brain the nutrients it uses while
thinking, thus keeping it from being deplpeted and not tire out.
> Are there any published neurological tests involving their use?
No because they don't really work and it would be bad marketing to
say so.
> How do "smart drugs" bring about the reputed effects? N Process?
The placebo effect. I hate to bring you down but most of them don't even
get into the blood stream, the stomach or enzymes from even lower convert them
to things your body thinks they ought to be. Those that get into the blood stream don't cross the blood brain barrior. (Not much does or you would die).
If they did get across the barrior they would run into a rate limiting
problem. Your brain can only use a certain amount of the stuff at a time
and there's an abundance already. Nobody has found any evidence of a real
brain drug with the possible exeption of simple sugars and carbohydrates.
> What is the current legislation concerning "smart drug" distribution?
The FDA is a bunch of losers. They don't want you taking anything
that they wouldn't take themselves if that. Regardless of smart drugs
effectiveness you ought to be able to take them if you want (most research
labels these drugs pretty much harmless) but not according to the FDA.
If the FDA had it's way you wouldn't be allowed to take vitamen C. I'm
afraid smart drugs will never get in the market after the FDA ruling go into
effect.
> How, when, and where were they discovered?
When the chemicals that your brain uses the most of were isolated (neuro-
science research) they immediatly experimented with hieghtening levels of
the chemicals. For the reasons above, plus no significant findings, they
lost intrest, mostly, in it.
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