Piracetam improves brain functionand stimulates the central nervous system without any toxicity or addictiveproperties

Piracetam is a member of the class of drugs known as nootropics or 'smartdrugs'. Nootropics are known commonly as cognitive enhancers, improvingcognitive functions of the brain such as memory, attention and intelligence.

Piracetam also has a beneficial effect upon the brain's Corpus Callosum. Thisis the area of the brain that joins the two hemispheres, linking the logicalside of the brain with the creative side of the brain, allowing the user todraw on greater brain potential.

Piracetam has been used successfully to treat alcoholism and alcohol withdrawalsyndrome in animals and man. It has brought improvement, or sloweddeterioration, in ‘senile involution’ dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.Piracetam has improved recovery from aphasia (speech impairment) after stroke,and restored various functions (use of limbs, speech, EEG, state ofconsciousness) in people suffering from acute and chronic cerebral ischaemia(decreased brain blood flow). Piracetam has improved alertness, co-operation,socialisation and IQ in elderly psychiatric patients suffering from ‘milddiffuse cerebral impairment.’

Piracetam has increased reading comprehension and accuracy in dyslexicchildren. It increased memory and verbal learning in dyslexic children, as wellas speed and accuracy of reading, writing and spelling. Piracetam potentiatedthe anticonvulsant action of various anti-epileptic drugs in both animals andman, while also eliminating cognitive deficits induced by anti-epileptic drugsin humans. It has improved mental performance in ‘aging, non-deterioratedindividuals’ suffering only from ‘middle-aged forgetfulness’. Elderlyout-patients suffering from ‘age-associated memory impairment’ given Piracetamshowed significant improvement in memory consolidation and recall. Piracetamreversed typical EEG slowing associated with ‘normal’ and pathological humanaging, increasing alpha and beta (fast) EEG activity and reducing delta andtheta (slow) EEG activity, while simultaneously increasing vigilance, attentionand memory.

The effect of Piracetam can be increased if taken with DMAE, Centrophenoxine,Coline or Hydergine. When Coline and Piracetamare taken together there is a synergistic effect that causes a greaterimprovement in memory than the sum of each when taken alone.

Other known nootropics are Aniracetam,Oxiracetam and Pramiracetam.