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nootropic, a. and n. Pharm.|nəʊəˈtrɒpɪk|
[f. F. nootrope (C. Giurgea 1972, in Actualités Pharmacologiques XXV. 150), f. Gr. νόο-ς mind + τροπ-ή turning: see -ic 1.]
A. adj. Designating or characteristic of a group of drugs considered to improve cognitive functioning, esp. to enhance memory, and used to treat some cases of dementia.
1972Arzneimittel-Forschung XXII. 975/1 Piracetam may be regarded as a precursor of an entirely new category of drugs, for which the designation of ‘nootropic agents’ has been suggested. 1980Psychopharmacol. LXVIII. 235/1 Nootropic drugs have been shown to facilitate learning and memory and to improve interhemispheric communication in the absence of any analeptic effects. 1988Arch. Internat. de Pharmacodynamie et de Thérapie CCXCII. 32 The findings presented in this paper give evidence that WEB 1881 FU combines cytoprotective, nootropic and cholinomimetic actions.
B. n. A nootropic drug.
1976C. Giurgea in Current Devel. Psychopharmacol. III. 264 Since piracetam interferes directly with higher brain integrative mechanisms we have suggested for this new class of psychotropic drugs the term, nootropics... New ‘nootropics’ should be made available. 1980Times 22 Aug. 2/8 The preparation is not similar to other drugs, such as..nootropics..whose presence is disclosed by the standard tests at athletics meetings. 1982Ciba-Geigy Jrnl. I. 13/3 People suffering from Alzheimer's disease are typical of the patients whom we hope to help by developing new medicines known as nootropics. 1986Fortune 20 Jan. 51/1 Warner-Lambert has been particularly successful, synthesizing a piracetam-based memory-enhancing drug, pramiracetam, and an unrelated nootropic called CI-911. |