Nootropics Dictionary

Acetylcholine (ACh)

Pronunciation: uh-seet-l-koh-leen

Definition: Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neurotransmitter, a organic compound/chemical that carries messages from your brainPronunciation to your body through nerve cells. It’s an excitatory neurotransmitter. ts main role is to communicate signals between neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). This means it “excites” the nerve cell and causes it to “fire off the message.”

Adaptogen

Pronunciation: adap-to-gen

Definition: Plants or mushrooms that help your body respond to stress, anxiety, fatigue or help your overall wellbeing.

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs)

Age-Related Cognitive Decline

Agonist

Alkaloid

Amino Acids

Ampakines

Amyloid Plaques

AMPA Receptors

Anandamide

Antagonist

Anxiolytics

Apoptosis

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) 

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Axons

Ayurveda

B

Benzodiazepines

Bioavailability

Blood-brain Barrier

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ( BDNF )

Brain Waves

• Beta Waves
• Alpha Waves
• Theta Waves
• Delta Waves

C

Catecholamines

Central Nervous System

Cerebral Circulation

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ( CFS )

Circadian Rhythm