In animal testing Despite noopept’s purpose to improve memory and prevent cognitive decline, one of the main benefits of noopept is anti-anxiety and mood enhancement. A study concluded that noopept was more effective than piracetam as an anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) and helped with feelings of irritability.
Noopept has been shown to stimulate and promote two proteins involved in generating fresh neurons as well as preserving and strengthening damaged neurons in the Hippocampus. In one study, it was shown that Noopept may aid in helping Parkinson’s disease by alleviating amyloid oligomeric cytotoxicity.
Noopept is a peptide that is promoted as a natural method of improving cognitive functions. There are still many variables though that have to be looked at with improving cognitive abilities.