title: Trends in searching for new cognition enhancing drugs.
abstract: 1. The great interest for new drugs having cognition enhancing properties is highlighted, particularly for the treatment of dementia of Alzheimer type. 2. A short survey is given of the pharmacological models currently used to mimic cognitive impairment. 3. A systematic survey is given of the major cognition enhancing drugs and of the new compounds showing activity.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Biochimica e di Chimica, Università di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinza
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs