How to Optimize Cognitive Function & Brain Health | Dr. Mark D'Esposito

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Posit Science

“now we talked about technology things like um brain HQ do you know about brain HQ so Mike merenik developed a company called posit science where developed these brain training games”— Mark D'Esposito

Bromocriptine

“those who were that can only hold five or six letters if we gave them bromo crype which was the Doper nergic Agonist we improved their working memory”— Mark D'Esposito

Guanfacine

“anything that um boosts norer nephrine can do it the one that we've used that's most used is guanfacine which is actually a blood pressure medication”— Mark D'Esposito

Wellbutrin (bupropion)

“one is um Wellbutrin bronin uh I can never pronounce that um as far as I know it's a uh um epinephrine or norepinephrine Agonist”— Andrew Huberman

Modafinil

“what about drugs like modafanil which are thought to be true cognitive enhancers um as opposed to um drugs that just kind of are designed to ramp up levels of alertness”— Andrew Huberman

Sinemet (carbidopa-levodopa)

“it wasn't until we cinet came along which is has this debox decarbox inhib that blocks sort of the the the breakdown of doine that we were able to sort of get enough dopamine into the brain”— Mark D'Esposito

Nicorette

Nicorette

“during the course of our one-hour meeting he consumed no fewer than four pieces of Nicorette gum and I said I got to ask what's this about”— Andrew Huberman

Aricept (donepezil)

“the only approved uh treatment for Alzheimer's disease is a drug that boosts Asal Coline what's the drug right it's called deasil”— Mark D'Esposito