Do "Smart Drugs" Work?

What if you could unlock your brain’s potential with just a pill? It sounds like something out of Limitless, but there’s a whole culture around nootropics, or “smart drugs”. But do any of them work? Are any nootropics supported by scientific evidence? I decided to try five highly popular nootropics and did the research to see if they’re real.

**FYI, we did not receive any compensation from any of the companies shown in this video. Just wanted to see whether they work or not!**

Paper on cognitive effects of creatine: http://jtoomim.org/files/Ling_2009-Cognitive_effects_of_creatine_ethyl_ester_supplementation.pdf

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