Smart Drug Smarts: Brain Optimization | Nootropics | Neuroscience
By Jesse Lawler: Brain Enthusiast, Biohacker, Nootropics Nerd, Multichannel Eccentric
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Description
"Intelligence is as fixed as a person's height." Right? But guess what - you're part of the species that invented platform shoes, stilts, elevators, helium balloons and rocket ships. Smart Drug Smarts is for people interested in maximizing their brains -- both in health and utility -- using the latest findings in neuroscience. Join Jesse Lawler as he chats with neuroscientists, biochemists, futurists, and multi-domain researchers into cognitive enhancement. Sleep, optimal nutrition, supplements and nootropics, cognitive enhancement, Artificial Intelligence, ketogenic diets, psychedelics, and tDCS are all on the table. Smart Drug Smarts doesn’t advocate any particular approach -- we’re here to provide an accurate-as-possible body of knowledge in a field where the options available are growing daily.
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Clean#188: The Pleasure of Novelty | We have pleasure-inducing chemical systems in our neural pathways dedicated to vision. What gives? | 7/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#187: “Structured Water” with Dr. Gerald Pollack | Steam, Water, Ice: The three classic phases of water are almost as familiar as water itself. So is it conceivable that the substance we know so well has secrets not only hiding in plain sight, but also hiding inside every cell in our body? | 6/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#186: The Replication Crisis with Dr. Rolf Zwaan | If scientific findings can't be replicated, what have we really found? That question is at the root of the "Replication Crisis" dividing the halls of science. Researcher and reform advocate Dr. Rolf Zwaan explains. | 6/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#185: Brains in Orbit with Dr. Rachael Seidler | Being able to understand the impact that space has on our brains and bodies brings space travel closer. | 6/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOverdose Edition #6: Acquired Savant Syndrome | You'd think there's nothing to be said in defense of brain damage. You'd almost be right. But in a few rare cases, "Acquired Savant Syndrome" gives brain-injured people cognitive abilities they never had before. | 6/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#184: Theacrine with Dr. Richard Bloomer | A caffeine - theacrine stack is often recommended as a “starter stack” for nootropics noobies. Here's what you need to know about theacrine. | 6/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#183: Evolving Human Performance | The Halo Sport is a health and wellness device which uses transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to achieve physical benefits. | 6/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#182: The Importance of Memory | Memory is not just a curiosity. Memory is central to our existence -- and our ability to predict the future. | 5/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#181: The Future of Education | Through the large-scale institutionalization of schooling, we’ve had a collective massive impact on our brains. | 5/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#180: The Ongoing Opiate Crisis | As the number of people addicted to opiates in the US continues to rise, we look at the physical cause of opiate addiction and what we can do to reverse the trend. | 5/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#179: Tongkat Ali: Stress Relief for the Modern World | Boost your mental energy, libido, and focus with this traditional Malaysian medicine that also treats chronic stress. | 5/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#178: The Potential of Virtual Reality | Can we get more out of virtual reality than just games? And what's happening in our brains during a virtual experience? | 5/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#177: Know Your Neurotransmitters: Acetylcholine | It’s high time we covered acetylcholine — the most plentiful neurotransmitter in the body. And our Know Your Neurotransmitters series continues with the best guest possible to talk to us about acetylcholine. | 4/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#176: Breaking the Psychedelic Research Logjam with Dr. David Nichols | Psychedelics are endlessly fascinating: the preliminary research shows so many therapeutic benefits -- yet there’s so much we still don’t know. | 4/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#175: Sleep, Light, and Your Brain | We know about the detrimental effects of light on our sleep -- but how we can harness light in a positive way, for alertness, mood, and our Circadian rhythms? | 4/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#174: There’s Something About Sarcasm… | Sarcasm can the foundation of misunderstanding but maybe there’s something about sarcasm that can connect us to the power of creativity. | 3/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOverdose Edition #5: Reading and Rose-Colored Glasses: The Irlen Syndrome | Bad vision isn't all in the eye of the beholder: Sometimes it's in the brain. In this Overdose Edition, Helen Irlen describes the Meares-Irlen Syndrome, a neurological disorder she says makes visual processing unnecessarily difficult for millions of pe... | 3/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#173: When Fish Oil Goes Bad… | There's long been a misconception that you can "fish oil" a bad diet away. Not only is that idea wrong -- according to Chris Kresser, it can lead to dangerous and unanticipated oxidative stress. | 3/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#172: Alcohol Use and Abuse | Social lubricant. Addictive evil. Between these extremes there’s a sea of alcohol. | 3/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#171: Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness | Jesse talks to the authors of the new book "Stealing Fire" about the widespread use of altered states (achieved through many different means) to achieve heightened performance. | 3/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#170: Human vs. Animal Brains | What makes human brains special? How do animal brains compare to our own? | 3/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOverdose Edition #4: The Ōura Ring | The Oura ring has moved from a Kickstarter concept to a major tool for sleep and recovery research. | 2/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#169: The Future of Personalized Medicine | Our complex biology requires complex, personalized medicine. | 2/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#168: Marijuana and the Aging Brain | Marijuana isn't the first thing you think of to fight off aging. But studies hint that low-dose cannabinoids might be just the thing to protect against brain inflammation. | 2/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#167: GABA: the Forgotten Neurotransmitter? | GABA is crucial for stability in the brain. Supplementing with passion flower is one of the best methods of promoting GABA. | 2/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#166: Omega-6 Fatty Acids with Dr. Chris Masterjohn | Omega-6 fatty acids are both essential and misunderstood -- occasionally even demonized as a too-prevalent part of the Standard American Diet. Dr. Chris Masterjohn explains the role they fill in the human diet, | 2/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#165: Much Ado About Kratom | What's all the fuss about this Southeast Asian plant that is both a stimulant and an opioid? | 1/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#164: Placebo: the Power of the Mind to Heal | The mind is a powerful thing -- it can heal the body or harm the body. | 1/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#163: Idebenone with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino | Idebenone, CoQ10, ubiquinol... what’s the difference? | 1/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#162: The “Gut-Brain Axis” with Scott Anderson | Han Solo joked that Chewbacca was "always thinking with his stomach." Science has shown this to be truer than we ever suspected. | 1/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#161: Brain Repair and Regeneration | We’re fascinated by the science behind brain tissue regeneration. | 12/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#160: All About Food Addiction | We need food to survive. Can we really be "addicted" to something required for survival? | 12/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#159: Music: By the Brain and For the Brain | Music is something beloved of people everywhere -- or at least, 98% of them (no joke - details within). Not surprisingly, music can provoke complex brain responses, both in terms of short term emotion and long-term learning and perceptual awareness. | 12/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#158: You Got It From Your Mama: Intelligence & Genetics | When it comes to intelligence, which is more important: nature or nurture? | 12/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#157: Vitex with Matt Legge | Vitex will boost your mood, give you more energy, and cure your man boobs. | 12/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#156: Lead Toxicity with Dr. David Bellinger | Jesse talks with Dr. David Bellinger about the mechanisms by which lead lowers IQ, and the challenges (and opportunities) of finding a lasting solution to environmental lead exposure. | 11/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#155: Microdosing LSD with Dr. James Fadiman | Here’s why psychedelics aren’t just a hippy phenomenon. | 11/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#154: Rethinking Addiction With Maia Szalavitz | Are addicts just greedy, selfish people who want more pleasure than everyone else? It's time to rethink addiction. | 11/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#153: Low-Dose Lithium: a Hidden Panacea? | Lithium has long been a standard treatment for mania and Bipolar Disorder. But this might be only the tip of an iceberg of usefulness to human brains and bodies. Dr. De-Maw Chuang explains. | 11/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#152: Traumatic Injuries and Your Brain | It's a two-for-one: Dr. Martin Monti and Dr. Kathleen Bell talk to us about the nature of traumatic brain injuries, when it’s a "no brainer" to go see a doctor, and how to create a brain resilient to injury. | 10/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#151: Can White Noise Help You Focus? | Where do you go to get focused work done? Library? Busy coffee shop? Noisy environments are actually better for focus, but only for certain people. | 10/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#150: Plant Toxins and the Neurons Who Love Them | You probably ate something toxic today. But don’t panic! It was actually good for you. | 10/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#149: Kava: from Ceremonial Drink to Modern Mood-Booster | Kava, a traditional Polynesian drink, has a host of benefits: it's relaxing, a mood booster, and relieves pain. | 10/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#148: Know Your Neurotransmitters: Oxytocin | Everyone calls oxytocin the "love hormone," but it’s more accurate to call it the trust, bonding, and sociability hormone. And that’s not all it does. | 9/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#147: Ketosis and Your Brain | Remember when carbs were good and fat was evil? Now, not so much. Here's why (and how) you should try ketosis. | 9/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#146: Nicotine: Pure Evil or Brain Fuel? | Do you think nicotine is evil? Well, think again. Dr. Grunberg is back to tell us more about the cognitive enhancing properties of nicotine. | 9/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#145: Dennis McKenna: A 30-Year Psychedelic Education | Let’s go on a trip with psychedelics expert (and brother of Terence McKenna ) Dr. Dennis McKenna. | 9/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#144: Getting to Know Alpha-GPC | Alpha-GPC is an essential precursor to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, responsible for focus, learning, and memory. | 9/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#143: Methylene Blue: An Unexpected Cognitive Enhancer | Improved Memory. Blue Pee. Same Drug. | 8/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#142: What Gratitude Can Do For Your Brain | Practicing gratitude isn't just for hippies. Science shows real, concrete health and cognitive benefits from being grateful. | 8/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#141: Hypnosis: When Imagination Takes Control | If you think hypnosis is all about swinging watches, have we got news for you. It can change the way we use our brains in ways that were previously thought impossible. | 8/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#140: Melatonin, Sleep, and Your Pineal Gland | Dr. Richard Wurtman is back to explain the mysteries of the pineal gland, melatonin, and sleep onset. | 8/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#139: Boost Your Brain with Blueberries | Blueberries really are a superfood: they improve long-term and short-term memory. Dr. Krikorian explains the whys, hows, and how muchs of blueberries. | 7/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#138: How Reliable is fMRI Data? | fMRI sounds pretty scientific, right? But it turns out that plenty of scientific results, backed by fMRI data, may be unreliable. | 7/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#137: DMT: Dr. Rick Strassman’s Breakthrough Work With “The Spirit Molecule” | Dr. Rick Strassman is something of a legend in the psychedelic research community. His studies in the early 1990s re-opened a door which had been securely bolted for almost three decades: a prohibition against testing psychedelics on human research su... | 7/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOverdose Edition #3: The Flynn Effect: Smarter by the Decade | Apologies for the ultra-brief post, but we wanted to get this Overdose Edition up quickly… The Flynn Effect is a strange-but-true revelation. Over the course of the 20th century — and apparently continuing still — “average” people in countries | 7/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#136: The Wahls Protocol: Fighting Fatigue With a Fork | Dr. Terry Wahls talks functional medicine, ketosis, and implementing the Wahls Protocol in practice. | 7/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#135: Treating Depression with Ketamine | Ketamine has quite the reputation as a club drug. But research is showing its promising potential as a treatment for severe cases of depression. | 7/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#134: Rapamycin: The Real Deal Anti-Aging Pill? | Rapamycin, derived from bacterium found on Easter Island, could help you live longer. Dr. Kaeberlein explains the science behind rapamycin, and how he's using it to help man's best friend live longer. | 6/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#133: Ginseng with Dr. Andrew Scholey | Dr. Andrew Scholey talks to us about his research on Ginseng, including the optimal dose and ways in which Ginseng out-performs Modafinil. | 6/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#132: Obesity and Memory with Dr. Lucy Cheke | Jesse talks to Dr. Lucy Cheke about the memory-imparing consequences of obesity. | 6/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#131: Fighting Alzheimer’s with Dr. Richard Wurtman | Jesse talks to Dr. Richard Wurtman about Souvenaid, a new medical food that seems to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease. | 6/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#130: Chocolate and Cognition with Dr. Georgina Crichton | Good news for chocoholics: People who eat a small amount of chocolate at least once a week perform better cognitively. | 5/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#129: LSD With Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris | Jesse talks with Dr. Carhart-Harris about the prototypical psychedelic, LSD, how it changes the brain in long-lasting ways, and why you'll never look at bicycles the same way again. | 5/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#128: Expertise With Dr. Karl Anders Ericsson | We’ve all heard of the 10,000 Hour Rule, but what about deliberate practice? Dr. Ericsson talks us through becoming an expert through deliberate practice, including visualization, finding a mentor, and more. | 5/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#127: Building Better Baby Brains | More intelligence is "lost" to inadequate fetal nutrition than to anything else, period. In this special Mother's Day episode, Jesse speaks with Dr. Kavitha Menon about the greatest dangers to the development of baby brains, | 5/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#126: Bacopa Monnieri With Professor Con Stough | In episode 126, Professor Con Stough talks to Jesse about Bacopa, the oldest herbal medicine in the world. A powerful memory enhancer that promotes synaptogenesis, this is one herb you'll want to want to add to your medicine cabinet, | 4/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#125: Exercise and Cognition | Brains and Brawn, long positioned as polar opposites, turn out to be anything but. In this episode, Jesse talks with fitness trainer Sal di Stefano -- also the co-host and resident science geek at the MindPump podcast -- about best practices to use ph... | 4/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#124: Cannabidiol: THC’s Legal Sibling | Compounds in the hemp plant are so potent within the human body that an entire class of naturally-occurring molecules inside humans (the "endocannabinoids") are named after the plant -- not the other way around! In Episode 124, | 4/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#123: Has Dr. Michael Graziano “Solved” Consciousness? | In his book "Consciousness and the Social Brain," Princeton neuroscientist Dr. Michael Graziano lays out his compelling Attention-Schema Theory. Has he solved the "Hard Problem" of Consciousness? | 4/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#122: Experimental Chakra Transplants | Dr. Andreet Mankala is the creator and leading advocate for one of the most cutting-edge medical procedures being performed today. At least, that's what her proponents say. Others are not so sure, pointing out that her experimental chakra transplantati... | 4/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#121: Supplement Quality Assurance | LabDoor's goal is full-spectrum testing of the majority of consumer supplements -- upwards of 10,000 different products. One piece of their innovative approach is to have users vote on what category of supplements gets added to their next battery of te... | 3/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#120: Intermittent Fasting and Cognition with Dr. Mark Mattson | Dr. Mark Mattson, neurologist at Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute of Health (NIH), has decades of work in the fields of nutrition, brain health, and the complex interplay between diet, exercise, "feeding windows, | 3/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#119: The Ethics of Amplified Intelligence | As the popularity of smart drugs and cognitive enhancement technologies becomes more widespread, questions of ethics and fairness rise to the surface. We remember that along with the scientific question of "can we" is the ethical sibling question "shou... | 3/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#118: Turmeric: Spice for your Brain | The adaptogen plant turmeric has been a mainstay of Indian and Asian cooking for millenia. Its root is chock-full of bioactive curcuminoid compounds that have been shown to provide wide-ranging benefits from the reduction of oxidative stress to the re... | 3/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOverdose Edition #2: “Brain, Meet Lymphatic System” – A Biology Surprise | "Textbooks are going to need to change." That was the general consensus around the 2015 discovery that previously unknown lymphatic vessels connect the brain directly to the immune system. Hear about the breakthrough discovery from co-discoverer Profe... | 2/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#117: Kara Platoni’s “We Have the Technology” | "Grinders" take their stylistic queues from piercing shops, tattoo parlors and custom auto mechanics -- combining skills in electrical circuitry and biology to leap past "wearable" technology straight into integrated doodads like an LED compass that li... | 2/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#116: Psilocybin and the Potential for “Psychedelic Therapies” | Dr. Frederick Barrett discusses recent and upcoming studies into psilocybin -- the psychoactive ingredient that puts the "magic" in magic mushrooms. This currently "Schedule 1" drug, in addition to reasonably reliably provoking mystical experiences in.. | 2/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#115: Collaborative Recall | There are times when social remembering can make our memories less accurate. However, by following the right strategies when remembering together -- creating a sort of "extended mind" -- we can improve our recall, | 2/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#114: Modern AlkaMe + Personalized Neuroscience | Is there a scalable way for people to benefit from others' experience without having to comb through Reddit threads and best-guess which writers' stories applied to them? Garrett Ruhland's search for a solution led to the formation of his company, | 2/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#113: Porn Addiction and the Brain | The fallout from porn addiction goes beyond sexual dysfunction -- way beyond. The brain's dopamine system is the major motivational system for everything we do. Desensitizing it with surging arousal from porn can cause the brain to lower its overall s... | 1/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#112: Strange Bedfellows: Orthodontics and Neurology | Anthony Sims and Gary Demerjian are probably the two leading practicioners of the treatment of neurological conditions with mouth-worn orthodontic appliances -- based on soothing irritated nerves in the jaw to alleviate symptoms throughout the body. | 1/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#111: Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril | Jesse speaks with futurist and author Calum Chase about his book Surviving AI, and the increasing impacts of artificial intelligence on business, society, and humanity itself. | 1/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#110: Plant Medicines | Jesse is joined by Dr. Jim Adams from the USC School of Pharmacy for a far-ranging discussion about traditional plant medicines. | 1/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#109: Habit | For our first episode of 2016 we talk about habit formation, the use of external modalities along with ideal ways to implement changes in your habits. | 1/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#108: Hormesis | Get your smartypants ready for our year-end finale as Jesse and Dr. Edward Calabrese dive into the world of Hormesis and dose response thresholds. | 12/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#107: Brainwave Entrainment | Join Jesse and the founders of Brain.fm and explore the science behind audio brainwave training and the potential for its development. | 12/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#106: Synesthesia | Dr. Richard Cytowic joins Jesse this week to demystify Synesthesia and shed some light on this incredible quirk of human evolution. | 12/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#105: The Racetam Family | Whether you’re complete strangers or bosom buddies with the Racetam family, Jesse and Dr. Andrew Hill will make you feel welcome and get you introduced to everybody. | 12/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#104: Electroceuticals | Join Jesse and Prof. Vincent Clark for a spirited discussion about the emerging field of electroceuticals and magnetoceuticals. | 11/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#103: The Gray Market | Join Jesse & attorney Lawrence Walters for an in-depth look at the gray market for pharmaceuticals - the regulations and risks involved to health and privacy. | 11/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#102: Chemical Willpower | Can "motivational" chemicals reduce people's inherent laziness about exercise, and make them form better health habits? Tune in and find out. | 11/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#101: Holotropic Breathwork – Real-world Results | Jesse and a small cadre of DIY enthusiasts attempt to alter their consciousness through a process known in psychology circles as "Holotropic Breathwork." | 11/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#100: Card-carrying Genius | In episode 100 IQ meters spike up to dangerously high levels, as Jesse is joined by Rick Rosner - who ranks second in The World Genius Directory. | 10/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#099: Psychedelics – New Perspective | Join Jesse and Brad Burge from MAPS for an engaging discussion about the current state of affairs with psychedelics. Are the winds of change blowing? | 10/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#098: Adderall Perspectives | In episode #98 Jesse throws four prescribed Adderall users into the mix who talk about their experiences with the drug and weigh the pros and cons. | 10/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#097: Emotional Intelligence | Jesse and Prof. Con Stough discuss the emotional aspects of intelligence - recognizing and managing them along with improving your emotional self-awareness. | 10/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#096: Know Your Neurotransmitters: Noradrenaline | In Chapter 3 of the Know Your Neurotransmitter series Jesse and Prof. Clare Stanford examine Noradrenaline - the lesser-known chemical cousin to Adrenaline. | 10/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#095: The Medicalization Of Love | Brian D. Earp joins Jesse to discuss the possibilities and ethics of making biochemical tweaks to the most celebrated of human emotions - love. | 9/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#094: Sparking The Brain | Jesse and Dr. James Giordano have a spirited conversation about brain stimulation technologies, neuroethics and the importance of experimentation. | 9/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#093: Semen – The World’s Sexiest Antidepressant | Jesse brings evolutionary psychologist Dr. Gordon Gallup on board this week for an in-depth look at semen chemistry and its mood altering effect on females. | 9/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#092: Nexus Nitty Gritty | Join Jesse and abelard Lindsay in a freewheeling discussion about the framework behind the nootropic stack Nexus - a flagship product of Axonlabs.io | 9/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#091: Fatigue + Creativity | What kind of tasks benefit from a mind that’s slightly groggy? Jesse is joined by Mareike Wieth to discuss her research on fatigue and its’ effect on problem-solving skills. | 8/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#090: GHB – The Good, The Bad and The Sleepy | Stay tuned as Jesse and Dan Pardi take a deep dive into the world of GHB - the early years, the potential for benefits and misuse and the subsequent ban. | 8/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#089: Holotropic Breathwork – DIY Psychedelia | Jesse takes a deep dive into the realm of psychedelic therapy and Holotropic Breathwork with Dr. James Eyerman. Take a deep breath and tune in. | 8/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#088: Jesse’s Ritalin Self-Experiment | Jesse takes Ritalin for the first time ever and conducts a single-subject scientific study. What results does the experiment yield? Tune in to find out. | 8/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#087: Virtual Reality Therapy | Virtual Reality Therapy is a method for treating phobias and anxiety; Dr. Robert Reiner has been on the forefront for nearly three decades. | 7/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#086: The Pharmacology of Morality | In this week’s episode Jesse takes a deep dive with Dr. Molly Crockett in to the world of enhancing morality through pharmacological interventions. | 7/24/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#085: Abelard Lindsay and the Story of Mitogen | Jesse and long-time biohacker and self-professed nootropics geek Abelard Lindsay take a look at how the recently launched Mitogen stack was born. | 7/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#084: Optimal Cognition in Extreme Environments | Jesse is joined by cave-diver-cum-research-scientist Dr. Dawn Kernagis from IHMC (the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition) for a chat about maintaining optimal cognition in extreme environments. | 7/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#083: Aniracetam – First of the Ampakines | Jesse has an insightful discussion about Aniracetam with Prof. Keith Wesnes responsible for almost 200 clinical trials in a career starting from 1970. | 7/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#082: Lion’s Mane Mushroom | Tune in to our first ever fungal episode where Eric Cerecedes joins Jesse for a wildly interesting conversation about Lion's Mane mushrooms. | 6/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#081: Optimizing Your Sleep | Ex-Navy SEAL Dr. Kirk Parsley joins Jesse this week for a candid discourse on sleep. From the pros and cons of biphasic sleep, to the importance of naps, to Doc Parsley’s personal experiences with sleep-deprived SEALs... | 6/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#080: Addiction | Could a smart drug "habit" be a gateway to addiction? What's the difference between addiction and physical dependence? What's going on with the brain's dopaminergic systems during addictive behavior? | 6/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOverdose Edition #1: The First One | This first-ever Overdose Edition provides not only an interesting interview… We also get to ride side-saddle with professional researcher Drew Birnie, as he talks us through his research methodology, delving into the merits of the claims made about a s. | 6/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#079: Phosphatidylserine: Extra Oomph, Even For Young Brains | Want to get more of a cognitive boost out of your workout? "Generally Recognised As Safe" supplement phosphatidylserine could be the answer. | 6/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#078: Pine Trees and Pycnogenol | This week Jesse and Dr. Jeffry Strong wander into a forest of lesser known plant extracts, discussing Pycnogenol, a product derived from the bark of a unique species of pine trees. Its effects range from anti-oxidation and reduction of inflammation to ... | 5/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#077: Omega-3 Shoot-Out | A shoot-out between the various types of Omega-3-fatty-acid-containing foods and supplements - from production methods to bio-absorption percentages to dosage, diet and dangers. | 5/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#076: The Ethics of Moral Enhancement | Jesse has a freewheeling discussion with John Danaher about "moral enhancement" technologies - old and new. They talk about emerging technologies, ethics and the notion that the mind extends much beyond our body and brain. | 5/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#075: Creatine: Brains and Brawn? | Creatine has long been known as a supplement-of-choice for athletes and weightlifters... but what cognitive benefits might Creatine provide? | 5/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#074: Know Your Neurotransmitters: Dopamine | Round 2 of the “Know Your Neurotransmitters” series, featuring Professor John Salamone of the University of Connecticut, talking about that most popular neurotransmitter: Dopamine. | 5/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#073: Fish Oil: A Cognitive Lubricant? | Jesse is joined by Dr. Andrew Pipingas and Professor David Crewther for a conversation about fish oil and its effects on neural efficiency, introducing the idea that "smart brains work less hard." | 4/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#072: EEG: Lessons From A Half-Million Brains | We're joined by QEEG Diplomat and founder of Brain Science International Jay Gunkelman to talk Electroencephalography. | 4/17/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#071: Lemon Balm: 2300 Years of “Joy and Mirth” | Professor Andrew Scholey takes us through the history and effects of adaptogen, and powerful cognitive and mood enhancer Lemon Balm. | 4/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#070: Know Your Neurotransmitters: GABA | For the very first in our "Know Your Neurotransmitters" series, Jesse is joined by Dr. Matthew Broome to talk about the neurotransmitter GABA. Dr. Broome explains how GABA works, where it comes from, and how it affects our brains and bodies. | 4/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#069: Ritalin: On and Off-Label | We welcome back Dr Sunderji to speak to us about Ritalin – the benefits, the risks, and the importance of careful diagnosis and responsible dosing. | 3/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#068: Electrified Brains (Experimentation in tDCS) | Jesse conducts his first tDCS experiment, and is joined by tDCS veteran Chris Zobrist to discuss best practices, mechanisms of action, and results. | 3/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#067: Going Beyond The Turing Test | Dr. Kenneth Ford gives a fresh take on the principles behind the Turing Test, and artificial intelligence, and the hurdles that stand in the way of quicker advancement in the field. | 3/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#066: Starvation And Its Benefits | Dr. Longo shares with us his research on the beneficial effects of fasting on everything from our immune responses to our lifespans, and addresses some points of curiosity that arose over the course of our calorie-free week. | 2/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#065: CANTAB: Quantified Cognition | Professor Trevor Robbins, co-inventor of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) – a computer-based cognitive assessment system – explains its use for both neurodegenerative disease detection and cognitive enhancement efficacy | 2/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#064: Male vs. Female Brains | For our Valentine's Day special edition, Dr. Peters explains the basics of what makes male brains male and female brains female. | 2/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#063: IARPA – Tax Dollars, Sci-Fi Goals, And Your Brain | IARPA's Dr. Adam Russell introduces us to the SHARP Program, which aims to uncover the most effective methods to optimize adaptive reasoning and problem-solving in high-performing adults working in cognitively-demanding environments. | 2/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#062: Brain Changes From “The Pill”? | We hear from Dr. Belinda Pletzer about how oral contraception, or "The Pill", may be altering women's brain structures. | 1/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#061: In Defense of Marijuana? | We hear from Kyle Boyar, researcher at SC Laboratories, a quality assurance and safety testing facility for medical marijuana. Kyle takes us through some lesser-known facts about marijuana, its use as treatment for a variety of ailments, | 1/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#060: Blood Work with Dr. Alexis Shields | Dr. Alexis Shields, naturopathic doctor and blood chemistry specialist, explains how blood chemistry analysis can be used to monitor and improve overall health, and how the insights we gain can help us maintain optimal neurotransmitter levels and boost... | 1/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#059: Lucid Dreaming with Dr. Deirdre Barrett | Dr. Deirdre Barrett shares with us the ins and outs of lucid dreaming – what it is, how to achieve it, and how we can use it as a cognitive tool. | 1/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#058: Neurotoxins: Villains of the Brain | Dr. David Bellinger explains how neurotoxins in our environment affect our development and tells us how we can best protect our, and our children's, brains. | 12/29/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#057: Rhodiola rosea: “Santa’s Stimulant” | Dr. Patricia Gerbarg introduces us to Rhodiola rosea, an herbal supplement used to increase stamina, decrease mental fatigue, and combat stress. | 12/22/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#056: Ketosis vs Cancer? | In Episode #56, Dr. Thomas N. Seyfried of Boston College stops by to introduce us to his research on cancer as a metabolic disease – not a genetic one. He explains how regular therapeutic fasting can increase mitochondrial respiration, | 12/13/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#055: Plant-Based Cognitive Enhancers | Professor Stough shares with us his research methods and decades of insight into plant-based cognitive enhancers with chronic (ongoing) effects, like Gingko biloba and Bacopa monnieri. | 12/6/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#054: L-tryptophan and Your Holiday Brain | We're joined by Professor Gilles Guillemin, world leader in research on L-tryptophan and neuroinflammation. | 11/25/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#053: Snakes On A Brain! | Jesse speaks to Drew Birnie, Research Scientist and Content Manager at MarkManson.net, about "Snake Oil" – the term used to classify fraudulent medicine, or products that claim unverified results. | 11/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#052: Mimicking Caloric Restriction with Oxaloacetate | Alan Cash, physicist and entrepeneur behind benaGene Advanced Anti-Aging supplement introduces us to oxaloacetate and talks us through its positive CRON (Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition)-mimicking effects. | 11/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#051: The Aquatic Origins Of Your Brain | In Episode #51, Jesse speaks with Dr. Michael A. Crawford of Imperial College London about the role of seafood — and the essential fats they contain — in the evolution, development, and maintenance of our brains. Dr. | 11/9/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#050: The Pain Episode | Professor Lorimer Moseley from the University of South Australia shares with us his extensive knowledge on the way our brains process pain. | 10/30/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#049: Sensory Deprivation Tanks | Jesse speaks to Crash, owner of Float Lab Technologies, a sensory deprivation tank center in Venice Beach, California. Crash explains the ins and outs of the Float Lab experience, and what can happen to our minds when they're freed from all external di... | 10/22/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#048: 25 Years of Holosync Meditation | In Episode #48, Jesse interviews Bill Harris, meditation guru, founder of The Centerpointe Research Institute, and creator of Holosync Audio Technology. Bill tells us how we can gain more self-awareness in order to exercise choice in our lives, | 10/8/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#047: Do You Need a Living Autopsy? | Jesse interviews Dr. Eric Braverman, best-selling author of books The Edge Effect and Younger You, and founder of the PATH Medical Center in New York. | 9/29/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#046: Improving on Piracetam with Noopept | Dr. Rita Ostrovskaya, world-leading expert and co-creator of Noopept, joins us to shed some light on this new-to-the-scene nootropic. | 9/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#045: Axon: an App for the Nootropics Community | Jesse discusses the soon-to-be-released mobile app Axon, aimed at the nootropics-loving community in general, and Smart Drug Smarts fans in particular. | 8/31/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#044: Do-It-Yourself Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation | Jesse interviews Nathan Whitmore, creator of the open-source project "OpenBrainStim", an affordable alternative to commercial transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) devices. | 8/11/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#043: Is Cognitive Enhancement Ethical? | We speak to Dr. Nicole A. Vincent and Dr. Emma A. Jane, co-authors of the article "Put Down the Smart Drugs," on the ethics of cognitive enhancement. Jesse weighs in with his own views on the speculative rights and wrongs of nootropics use. | 8/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#042: Nootropics on Wall Street | Dr. Andrew Hill joins us to talk about his recent study conducted at the Alternatives Brain Institute, measuring the effects of truBrain on some of the quickest minds on Wall Street. | 7/22/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#041: Daniel Kim-Shapiro on Beetroot Juice and Cognition | Jesse speaks to Daniel Kim-Shapiro, Director of the Translational Science Center at Wake Forest University and expert on this week’s topic: beetroot juice. | 7/8/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#040: A Nootropics Roundtable | Jesse and two guests discuss some popular misconceptions about smart drugs, their personal favorite stacks, and other topics surrounding the growing popularity of neurological performance enhancers | 6/28/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#039: Dr. Emily Deans Explains Ketosis | Dr. Emily Deans Explains Ketones and the State of Ketosis | 6/15/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#038: Dr. Kimberly Urban and the Impact of Nootropics on Neuroplasticity | Dr. Urban brings to light facts about how some brain stimulants work (specifically Ritalin), how they were originally tested, and why imperfections in the testing methodologies could spell danger to mis-diagnosed or off-label users. | 6/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#037: Dr. David Nutt and the Obstacles to Rational Drug Research | Jesse interviews the UK's Dr. David Nutt on the legal and social obstacles surrounding progressive drug research. | 5/11/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#036: Dr. Christopher Winter: Sleep and its Impact on Cognitive Function | In episode #36, Jesse interviews Dr. Christopher Winter on the importance of sleep to cognitive function. | 5/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#035: Rani Lill Anjum Discusses Causation and Correlation | Jesse talks with Rani Lill Anjum, of the Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU) on the difference between causation and correlation. | 4/4/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#034: Dr. Jehangeer Sunderji and the Growing Popularity of Adderall | Jesse talks with Los Angeles-based physician Dr. Jehangeer Sunderji on the growing popularity and uses of the psycho-stimulant drug Adderall. | 3/25/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#033: Dr. James Wilson on Adrenal Fatigue | Jesse interviews Dr. James Wilson on the topic of topic of adrenal fatigue. | 3/14/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#032: Dr. Michael Lewis and the Power of Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Dr. Michael Lewis discusses the positive impacts Omega-3 fatty acids can have on the health and maintenance of the human brain. | 3/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#031: Jason Sada of Axon Sports Discusses the Athletic Brain | Jason Sada discusses the analysis and training methods employed by Axon Sports to condition the "athletic brain" of elite athletes from around the world. | 2/20/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#030: Dr. Costa-Mattioli and Augmenting Memory Formation | These findings will lead to the development of treatments for conditions associated with memory loss...and could have big implications for the next generation of smart drugs. | 2/8/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#029: Dan Hurley and the New Science of Building Brain Power | Dan Hurley's new book Smarter follows his personal investigation into brain-training and the growing number of means now available to people to literally improve their intelligence. | 1/31/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#028: Mark Divine on Mental Toughness and the Navy SEALs | Mark is the author of several books: 8 Weeks to SEALFIT, Way of the SEAL, and Unbeatable Mind. SEALFIT – a personal-improvement regimen developed by Mark – is uniquely effective at developing elite level physical and mental fitness, | 1/23/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#027: Dr. Terry Wahls’ Functional-Medicine Diet: The Wahls Protocol | Dr. Wahls discusses her personal story of recovery from multiple sclerosis, her new book The Wahls Protocol, and the day-to-day choices that can extend your life, maximize your health and fend off the most common degenerative neurological diseases. | 1/16/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#026: Dr. Laura Juliano Discusses Caffeine | In episode #26, Dr. Juliano speaks with Jesse about the nuances, dangers and benefits of caffeine – the world's most popular and readily-available cognition-enhancing drug. | 1/9/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#025: Dr. J. Lucas Koberda and LORETA Neurofeedback | Dr. Dr. J. Lucas Koberda discusses the applications and benefits of LORETA Neurofeedback in brain disorders, sports and cognitive optimization. | 12/26/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#024: Dr. Gomez-Pinilla and the Impact of Diet and Exercise on Cognition | Dr. Gomez-Pinilla's research is to investigate neuronal adaptation to environmental factors like diet -- and how this scales up to the whole-organism level. | 12/18/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#023: Dr. Felipe Fregni and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation | Dr. Felipe Fregni, the director of the Laboratory of Neuromodulation and Center of Clinical Research Training, talks about his research into the use and benefits of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). | 12/6/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#022: Nicotine: The Most Interesting Drug in the World? | Dr. Neil Grunberg is one of the leading minds in the study of nicotine. He's spent almost thirty years studying the effects of nicotine on the body and brain. In this episode, he shares his wealth of knowledge regarding nicotine, | 11/6/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#021: Abelard Lindsay and Roy Krebs on Long-Term Potentiation | This combination of ingredients, says Abelard, provided him with an immediate boost in desire-to-learn, as well as what felt like an ability to learn... And for the past two-plus years, he has been testing and refining what he came to call the "CILTEP"... | 10/2/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#020: Fabrizio Benedetti and the Placebo Effect | As the Placebo Effect relates to nootropics, it's important to recognize that the brain learns the resulting "feel" of nootropics, just like any other drug. You are almost certainly experiencing placebo effects bolstering even your most effective noot... | 9/22/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#019: Jesse’s Aniracetam Self-Experiment | Aniracetam has been reported to yield significant increases in cognitive functioning and abilities. This is further enhanced by its effects on memory recall and, probably more importantly, its high-level effects on learning. To add to that, | 7/19/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#018: Testing a Piracetam Hyper-Dose on Experimental Test Subject #2 | "We are on the cutting edge here at Smart Drug Smarts, but I don't think the cutting edge is very sharp because I really don't feel much at all." | 6/26/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#017: Dr. Raza Naqvi’s Review of 32 Published Pharmacological Studies | Dr. Naqvi advises his patients to get off of as many medications as possible, unless there is a proven upside – and especially if they are already on other medications with which their may be unknown interactions. | 6/11/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#016: Lawrence G. Walters and the Law Surrounding Online Pharmacies | Lawrence G. Walters shares insights into the legal aspects of buying prescription drugs from online pharmacies. The Walters Law Group specialises in Internet advertising law and has experience in cases involving online pharmaceutical retailers. | 5/29/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#015: Dr. Terry Wahls Discusses Cognitive Rehabilitation from Neurological Disease | Dr. Terry Wahls has managed to significantly reduce Multiple Sclerosis' impact on her life by self-experimentation, after a deep study of basic science research and animal-model neurological studies in mammals like mice. | 5/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#014: Judith Horstman Explores the Aging Brain and Scientific Advancements | Much of Judith Horstman's interest and writing concerns research and scientific advancements in protecting the brain against aging and repairing neurological wear-and-tear. | 5/12/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#013: Sebastian Marshall and the Quantified Self | Sebastian has methodically tested an impressive number of variables to determine their effects on his personal productivity and quality of life. From dairy products to smart drugs to the lighting in his sleep environment, | 5/2/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#012: Dr. Andrew Hill Explores the Potential of Neurofeedback | Jesse gets into details on neurofeedback and attention disorders with cognitive scientist and UCLA Ph.D. Dr. Andrew Hill. They discuss using neurofeedback to improve mental performance, mindfulness and executive function as well as its implications fo... | 4/16/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#011: Dr. Neal Barnard Advises a Plant-Based Diet | Dr. Barnard is a world-renowned nutrition expert and outspoken vegan, and the author of 15 books and host of three PBS television specials. He specializes in the effect people's diets have on their bodies and brains, | 4/3/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#010: Biochemist Phil Micans On The Racetam Family of Pharmaceuticals | Jesse interviews biochemist and pharmacist Phil Micans, advisor to both the London Anti-Aging Conference and British Longevity Society. With his Master's Degree in Biochemistry and as the editor-in-chief of Aging Matters Magazine, Mr. | 3/20/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#009: Philosopher David Pearce Talks Transhumanism | Philosopher David Pearce's ultimate goal is to recalibrate the Hedonic Treadmill of both humans and nonhumans so the average level of enjoyment is much higher in the future than in today's world. | 3/10/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#008: Dr. Stephen Born talks Sulbutiamine | Dr. Born discusses the particular effects of Sulbutiamine and the motivation for its development, the Human Genome Project's impact on drug R&D, and the human blood-brain barrier. | 3/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#007: Dr. Cory Reddish on Protecting Your Hard-Partying Brain | Marketed as "Virtuous Nutrients for Your Vices," these nutritional supplements were designed to re-balance the brain's neurochemistry following drinking or recreational drug use. | 2/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#006: Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman on Making Your Brain Smarter | "You don't have to read brain science or learn calculus to get smarter... You can move away from rote thinking and engage your frontal lobes...by transform[ing] information in ways that are meaningful." | 1/19/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#005: Gabe Lee’s DIY Nootropic Supplement "BrainStack" | Lee describes his Adderall experiences and why - despite its short-term upsides - he felt the need to combat ADD in a way that avoided Adderall's side effects... Eventually leading to the creation of his own self-designed nootropics "stack." | 1/3/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#004: Neurofeedback for Brain-Driven Self-Optimization | NeurOptimal is a non-invasive, non-drug-based brain optimization system which allows a subject to hear an audio representation of his or her brain's electrical output in real time. | 12/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#003: Testing Modafinil on a Virgin Brain | Our anonymous Test Subject is given a 200mg dose of Modafinil shortly before 11am, and Jesse checks in with him throughout the day to learn the subjective experience of a first-time user of a smart drug. | 12/15/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#002: Dr. Carol Greenwood on Brain Nutrition | Carol explains how she took her understanding of diet's interaction with the brain and worked with professional recipe developers to create meals that your neurons will love as much as your taste buds. | 12/7/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#001: Dr. Ward Dean on Life Extension and Brain Maximization | Dr. Dean explains how his groundbreaking book evolved from a technical manual for his patients into a widely-known book to improve brain activity through smart drugs. “We were really focusing more on improving cognitive abilities of normal people who . | 11/28/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Wow… just what I was looking for...
I've been looking for a solid podcast about smart drugs for a long time, and it looks like Jesse might be the guy to deliver it. The first 2 episodes are jam packed with great information (I was compelled to write down a ton of notes as I listened), and based on the information I heard I even made a purchase of a new supplement to try! The show is super professional, recommended to anyone interested in cosmetic neurology -- or just being a little bit smarter :)
Great Podcast!!!
This is a subject that I have been very interested in recently. It amazes me that a supplement can make me so much more productive.
- Thanks for the great info!
Great info
Love the info and conversational way it's presented.
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