Articles by tag "history of nootropics"

1. Where does the word nootropic come from?
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   The term “nootropic” was coined by a Romanian doctor named Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea in 1972. He was a psychologist and chemist that synthesized the nootropic called Piracetam that could improve memory. With his tests on Piracetam, he decided to use a Greek combination of “nous” meaning ...