Smart Drug Smarts: Brain Optimization | Nootropics | Neuroscience

Smart Drug Smarts: Brain Optimization | Nootropics | Neuroscience


Latest Episodes

SDS 081: Optimizing Your Sleep
June 19, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

2015 Quantified Self Conference & Expo
June 16, 2015

Hey there, Performance Hackers! - Our friends at Quantified Self are putting on an exposition on the San Francisco waterfront on June 20th — and Jesse will be paying them a visit to check out all the newest developments in the self-tracking world.

Quantified Self Mini-Edition
June 16, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

Addiction
June 12, 2015

Could a smart drug "habit" be a gateway to addiction? What's the difference between addiction and physical dependence? What's going on with the brain's dopaminergic systems during addictive behavior?

SDS 080: Slippery Slopes? Smart Drugs+Addiction
June 12, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

Phosphatidylserine: Extra Oomph, Even For Young Brains
June 07, 2015

Want to get more of a cognitive boost out of your workout? "Generally Recognised As Safe" supplement phosphatidylserine could be the answer.

June 07, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscienc

Pine Trees and Pycnogenol
May 29, 2015

This week Jesse and Dr. Jeffry Strong wander into a forest of lesser known plant extracts, discussing Pycnogenol, a product derived from the bark of a unique species of pine trees. Its effects range from anti-oxidation and reduction of inflammation to ...

SDS 078: Pine Trees and Pycnogenol
May 29, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

Omega-3 Shoot-Out
May 22, 2015

A shoot-out between the various types of Omega-3-fatty-acid-containing foods and supplements - from production methods to bio-absorption percentages to dosage, diet and dangers.