“What Are Nootropics?” – An Infographic
What are Nootropics?
There’s a lot of confusion surrounding nootropics and cognitive enhancers. The two terms are often used interchangeably, but if you want to get really technical about it — and let’s face it, we do — then nootropic refers only to a narrow category of cognitive enhancing supplements.
A substance must meet five tough criteria to be considered an honest-to-goodness nootropic.
Read on for the official definition of a true nootropic, the difference between nootropics and “cognitive enhancers,” and our homegrown Smart Drug Smarts definition. (Hat-tip to Abelard Lindsay for stating this nicely in Episode #85.)
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Great infographic that will solve the mystery for a lot of people of what a nootropic exactly is. I saw that you called out caffeine, a lot of people indeed only think coffee enhances the energy. But it does really enahnces cognitive abbilites.
A little tip in the middle of the infographic are two social buttons facebook and twitter. They block some words, which ruins the infographic.
I am looking foreword of future posts,
Greeting Fatjong
Thanks Fatjong! Glad you liked the infographic. If you move your mouse away from the infographic, the social share buttons will disappear 🙂