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Memory enhancement

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Memory enhancement is an improvement in a person's ability to recall or retain memories.[1][2][3][4] The experience of this effect can make it easier for a person to access and remember past memories at a greater level of detail when compared to that of everyday sober living. It can also help one retain new information that may then be more easily recalled once the person is no longer under the influence of the psychoactive substance.

Memory enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as analysis enhancement and thought acceleration. It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of stimulant and nootropic compounds, such as methylphenidate,[5] caffeine,[3] Noopept,[6] nicotine,[7] and modafinil.[8]

Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

See also

References

  1. The GABAB receptor antagonist CGP 36 742 and the nootropic oxiracetam facilitate the formation of long-term memory (ScienceDirect) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0166432895002227
  2. Prescription Stimulants' Effects on Healthy Inhibitory Control, Working Memory, and Episodic Memory: A Meta-analysis (MIT Press Journals) | https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/jocn_a_00776
  3. 3.0 3.1 Post-study caffeine administration enhances memory consolidation in humans (Nature.com) | https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.3623
  4. Does Bacopa monnieri improve memory performance in older persons? Results of a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial (ncbi) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20590480
  5. Methylphenidate Enhances Working Memory by Modulating Discrete Frontal and Parietal Lobe Regions in the Human Brain | http://www.adders.org/camb%20research.pdf
  6. The original novel nootropic and neuroprotective agent noopept] | http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/12596521
  7. Meta-analysis of the acute effects of nicotine and smoking on human performance (ncbi) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414766
  8. Effects of modafinil on working memory processes in humans (Springer Link) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-004-1926-3