Limitless-are there real drugs like the one in this film?

letsallgotothe

Would i be correct in thinking that ritalin makes people super smart?

RedXIV

Yep, try it

chin_grin

If reading and patience were drugs, wouldn't you try them OP? G'wan. What have you got to lose. Beware of the withdrawal symptoms though. <shudders>

questioner

Alcohol.

missingtime

No and No

sbsquarepants

letsallgotothe wrote: »

Would i be correct in thinking that ritalin makes people super smart?

Not exactly, but people have used it quite succesfully when studying for exams etc. It's basically a stimulant and so used short term makes everything "sharper" and lowers fatique etc. Doesn't make you any smarter though.
Google nootropics - there are dozens of "smart drugs"

questioner wrote: »

Alcohol.

Actually yes - in small doses only though. Bummer eh!:D

20Cent

Article about it in the Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2011/0324/1224292945772.html

Sounds like a no.

Seaneh

half a pint of beer injested 15 minutes before 2 hours of study will help you focus and retain more useful information.

Cupcake_Crisis

If they did exist i'd be taking them every day!

bleg

This thread makes me sad.

Einstein

bleg wrote: »

This thread makes me sad.

Sounds like you need some drugs...

CrazyRabbit

LSD makes everything clear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsbCFOu7b4

Staplor

Threads like this are why I love Boards.ie

Ruu_Old

Yep, they cost 1 bajillion dollars.

Doom

Of course.... 20 x redbull & Vodka's

Pace2008

From what I gather, the concept of the film is based around the claim that we only use a small percentage of our brain's power - say 10% - and the drug in question unlocks the hitherto unused part of our mind, conferring the user with superhuman intelligence. This notion that we're only using a fraction of our mental capabilities is basically a myth, so that's that out the window.

There are a class of drugs called nootropics that are designed to enhance cognitive function, though it hasn't been conclusively determined if they work to any great extent.

Then you have drugs like speed. They don't enhance intelligence per se, but they do allow one to focus intently on a task for a prolonged period of time. Pharmaceutical-grade amphetamines like Adderall are popular amongst college students around exam time for this reason.

I don't really know what effects Ritalin would have on a normal human mind.

daithi09

hmm, so what approved nootropics are available in Ireland, and I'm sure you wouldn't get them by going to your doc and telling them you have an exam coming up and you have to cram?! What would them sort of drugs be prescribed for?
See I do have to exams coming up, and sure a few beers and a few nootropics would not go a miss I suppose...

--Kaiser--

Frances Crick claims the idea of the double-helix shape of DNA came to him after he ingested small quantities of LSD

Cocaine........










.......I mean raisins.

MonkeyBalls

There's a new company called "onnit" claiming to have developed the best nootropics on the market. I dunno, I suspect it's bull**** for the most part, but the idea's interesting. I plan to look into it properly when I get a chance

http://www.onnit.com/alphabrain/?gclid=CJPUzvS53KoCFYgf4QodXAgj8Q

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Frances Crick claims the idea of the double-helix shape of DNA came to him after he ingested small quantities of LSD

Well, a journlist claimed that Crick said that. It was never proven....

Krizdarkfall

there was one drug i remember reading about ages ago, but basicly what it does is require you to have only 3-4 hours of sleep and it makes you much more productive at work ect
cant remember the name of it tho

starbelgrade

I saw this film a few weeks ago. He took drugs & turned into a know-it-all, arrogant, annoying prick.

So, yeah.. cocaine.

Mickeroo

starbelgrade wrote: »

So, yeah.. cocaine.

"Cocaine's a hell of a drug" - Rick James

Also

Kylo Ren

Anal is good.

Bipolar Joe

what about melange, is that a real drug?

Obelisk

Psychedelics

strokemyclover

Isn't it all about confidence?

Anyone proclaiming super intelligence is likely to be believed after a credible ramble....if that's the case then regular cocaine will do the same job!

*SNEEZES*

flutterflye

I've been on ritalin.
It helps me concentrate better, that's about it.

strokemyclover

Doing everything but anything involving the bodily orafices of your bosses are safe enough, anything else is just wrong!

Capt'n Midnight

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

what about melange, is that a real drug?

looks like allspice isn't all spice

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Allspice

Kaneda_

Adderal.