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gwern comments on What is the future of nootropic drugs? Why can't there be ones more effective than ones that have existed for 15+ years? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: gwern 09 March 2016 12:19:26AM 0 points [-]

There are several promising compounds in testing phase, like different AMPAkines.

Ah yes. The Ampakines are the nootropics of the future - and always will be. I've been hearing since what must be the early '00s about how amazing the ampakines are. But aside from the -racetams...