Smart Drug Smarts: Brain Optimization | Nootropics | Neuroscience

Smart Drug Smarts: Brain Optimization | Nootropics | Neuroscience


Latest Episodes

SDS 067: Going Beyond The Turing Test
March 11, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

Starvation And Its Benefits
February 26, 2015

Dr. Longo shares with us his research on the beneficial effects of fasting on everything from our immune responses to our lifespans, and addresses some points of curiosity that arose over the course of our calorie-free week.

SDS 066: Starvation And Its Benefits
February 26, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

CANTAB: Quantified Cognition
February 19, 2015

Professor Trevor Robbins, co-inventor of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) – a computer-based cognitive assessment system – explains its use for both neurodegenerative disease detection and cognitive enhancement efficacy ...

SDS 065: CANTAB Quantified Cognition
February 19, 2015

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Male vs. Female Brains
February 12, 2015

For our Valentine's Day special edition, Dr. Peters explains the basics of what makes male brains male and female brains female.

SDS 064: Male Vs Female Brains
February 12, 2015

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IARPA – Tax Dollars, Sci-Fi Goals, And Your Brain
February 05, 2015

IARPA's Dr. Adam Russell introduces us to the SHARP Program, which aims to uncover the most effective methods to optimize adaptive reasoning and problem-solving in high-performing adults working in cognitively-demanding environments.

SDS 063: IARPA - Tax Dollars, Sci-Fi Goals, And Your Brain
February 05, 2015

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

Brain Changes From “The Pill”?
January 28, 2015

We hear from Dr. Belinda Pletzer about how oral contraception, or "The Pill", may be altering women's brain structures.