"Nootropic Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs used to specifically facilitate learning or memory, particularly to prevent the cognitive deficits associated with dementias. These drugs act by a variety of mechanisms. While no potent nootropic drugs have yet been accepted for general use, several are being actively investigated.
| Descriptor ID |
D018697
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.427.637
|
| Concept/Terms |
Nootropic Agents- Nootropic Agents
- Agents, Nootropic
- Nootropics
- Cognitive Enhancers
- Enhancers, Cognitive
- Nootropic Drugs
- Drugs, Nootropic
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nootropic Agents".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nootropic Agents".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nootropic Agents" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nootropic Agents" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Nootropic Agents" by people in Profiles.
-
SanMartin CD, Henriquez M, Chacon C, Ponce DP, Salech F, Rogers NK, Behrens MI. Vitamin D Increases Aß140 Plasma Levels and Protects Lymphocytes from Oxidative Death in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2018; 15(6):561-569.
-
Day J, Zienius K, Gehring K, Grosshans D, Taphoorn M, Grant R, Li J, Brown PD. Interventions for preventing and ameliorating cognitive deficits in adults treated with cranial irradiation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Dec 18; (12):CD011335.
-
Kalechstein AD, Mahoney JJ, Verrico CD, De La Garza R. Short-term, low-dose varenicline administration enhances information processing speed in methamphetamine-dependent users. Neuropharmacology. 2014 Oct; 85:493-8.
-
Vellas B, Carrillo MC, Sampaio C, Brashear HR, Siemers E, Hampel H, Schneider LS, Weiner M, Doody R, Khachaturian Z, Cedarbaum J, Grundman M, Broich K, Giacobini E, Dubois B, Sperling R, Wilcock GK, Fox N, Scheltens P, Touchon J, Hendrix S, Andrieu S, Aisen P. Designing drug trials for Alzheimer's disease: what we have learned from the release of the phase III antibody trials: a report from the EU/US/CTAD Task Force. Alzheimers Dement. 2013 Jul; 9(4):438-44.
-
Rountree SD, Atri A, Lopez OL, Doody RS. Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimer's disease progression. Alzheimers Dement. 2013 May; 9(3):338-45.
-
Doody RS, Cummings JL, Farlow MR. Reviewing the role of donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012 Sep; 9(7):773-81.
-
Kalechstein AD, Mahoney JJ, Yoon JH, Bennett R, De la Garza R. Modafinil, but not escitalopram, improves working memory and sustained attention in long-term, high-dose cocaine users. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Jan; 64:472-8.
-
Jorge RE, Starkstein SE, Robinson RG. Apathy following stroke. Can J Psychiatry. 2010 Jun; 55(6):350-4.
-
Crane PK, Doody RS. Donepezil treatment of patients with MCI: a 48-week randomized, placebo- controlled trial. Neurology. 2009 Nov 03; 73(18):1514-5; author reply 1515-6.
-
Marsh L, Biglan K, Gerstenhaber M, Williams JR. Atomoxetine for the treatment of executive dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: a pilot open-label study. Mov Disord. 2009 Jan 30; 24(2):277-82.