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Sunday, March 6, 2016

Brain Hacking: Are We Meant to Be Limitless?

Posted on by Lila Abassi

Electrocuting your brain, compounding chemicals at your kitchen counter, chewing coffee cubes. These are just some of the examples of how desperate we have become as a culture to obtain an edge, whether it be enhancing memory, attention, motivation, creativity or a combination of these. We are obsessed with boosting our brain power and exploiting its untapped potential.  There is a whole culture of folks devoted to developing and marketing gizmos and gadgets galore to very hungry millennials who are increasingly feeling the pressure of maintaining a competitive edge in the workplace.  Enter nootropics – a new brand of artillery that has emerged to enhance cognitive function. They fall under the umbrella of lifestyle drugs. The term “lifestyle drug” is a way of defining a drug that is a choice because it might improve your life, function or appearance, as opposed to a drug you might take because you need to cure something or manage an illness.....

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