Everything we verified for noopept is preclinical: cognitive measures in rats, neurotrophic factor expression in rat hippocampus, and mechanistic chemistry of the dipeptide class. Russian clinical use is widely described but we verified no randomized human trial in the literature searched.

Noopept

Everything we verified for noopept is preclinical: cognitive measures in rats, neurotrophic factor expression in rat hippocampus, and mechanistic...

About:

A synthetic dipeptide nootropic developed in Russia and studied for cognitive effects.

NootropicCapsules or research powder

What does this peptide do?

Evidence comes from preclinical or laboratory work. Research focuses on cognitive effects.

Cognitive effects

Cognitive measures in rats; no verified human trial.

Evidence grade

Highest evidence grade among the graded claims: D. Grades reflect study strength, not benefit.

What are the benefits and side effects of this peptide

What research says it may help with

Everything we verified for noopept is preclinical: cognitive measures in rats, neurotrophic factor expression in rat hippocampus, and mechanistic chemistry of the dipeptide class.

Who should avoid it

People who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Children and adolescents
People taking prescription psychiatric medication, where no interaction data exists
Known hypersensitivity to the compound

See the safety section. Absence of a flag is not evidence of safety.

A grade reflects evidence strength, not a recommendation to use this compound; a strong grade can attach to a harmful effect.