Research area
Neuro Research
This area looks at the brain and the nerves.
What this area studies
Researchers here look at the brain and the nerves.
The brain runs on signals. Short chains that can reach it are of obvious interest.
Compounds we hold a record for
Semax
S Recommended, widest margin
Selank
B Not put to the committee
Built from a piece of an immune protein called tuftsin. Studied for anxiety in Russia, where it is an approved medicine.
Appearing here means the name turns up in this field of study. It does not mean the compound does anything.
Also named in this area
Dihexa
Built from a piece of a blood-pressure hormone.
We do not hold a full record for these yet.
How strong is the evidence?
Read this before anything else
Most of the human work on Semax and Selank was done in Russia. It is hard to read in English and has not been repeated by regulators elsewhere.
Sources
- Effects of the peptide anxiolytic Selank PubMed
- Selank and genes involved in GABA signalling NIH / PMC
- Comparing Selank and Semax effects in the brain PubMed
- Injectable peptide therapy: a primer for doctors PubMed
We link what we read. Where a source found nothing, we link that too — a page that only cites the positive results is not a source list, it is an advert.
This is not a shopping list and it is not advice. None of these is approved
for people to take. Talk to a doctor about your health.