**Summary:**
In Episode #180 Ari – joined by special guest hosts Nick Sonnenberg, founder of [Calvin App](http://www.calvinapp.com/) and co-founder of [Less Doing Virtual Assistants](http://www.lessdoing.com/VA) – interviews Abelard Lindsay, the creator of CilTep, a powerful, over-the-counter nootropic. Listen as Ari and Abelard talk brain chemistry, memory development, and cognitive function.
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**Time Stamped Show Notes:**
– 18:34 – Introduction of Abelard Lindsay—Director of Research Development for Natural Stacks
– 20:40 – Talking about CilTep
– 21:20 – Coming up with the foundational ingredients
– 21:53 – PDE4 inhibitors
– 22:26 – There’s a long cascade from short-term memory to long-term memory
– 24:50 – Abelard basically conducted self-study with supplements to find the basis of CilTep
– 26:20 – CilTep prolongs a state of wonder—it makes studying pleasurably addictive
– 27:28 – When dopamine receptors are activated, they release CAMP into the neuron which causes memory encoding to increase
– 29:08 – PDE5 is closely related to PDE4 but it drives sexual rather than mental arousal
– 30:30 – Developing the pathway to improvement and problem solving
– 33:10 – What Abelard takes regularly
– 34:25 – Can you overdo it on nootropics?
– 35:58 – Hard to clearly say because everyone is different
– 36:45 – Nexus, CilTep, and Mitogen all work on different systems
– 38:35 – None of Abelard’s stacks feature caffeine
– 39:10 – Abelard’s _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective_
– 39:18 – Get to know your brain
– 39:54 – Try to argue without using logical fallacies
– 40:28 – Write down ideas
– 41:38 – [www.AbelardResearch.com](http://www.AbelardResearch.com) and [www.NaturalStacks.com](http://www.NaturalStacks.com) and [www.axonlabs.io](http://www.axonlabs.io) and @CilTep
**5 Key Points:**
1. Memory isn’t a singular concept—there are different kinds of memory
2. Keep a written log of your ideas
3. Don’t necessarily be opposed to self-experimentation.
4. Become close friends with your brain—get to know it.
5. Nootropic can help you create and prolong a natural state of wonder.
**Resources Mentioned:**
– A grab and go Car booster seat – [Drones for Blood Testing](http://www.vocativ.com/news/216434/bloody-good-drones-actually/) – Exploring the use of drones for blood transfer, testing, etc. – [The Slack Post](https://theslackpost.com/?ref=producthunt)
– A simple online newspaper for the posting of all Slack integrations – [Chronic Inflammation and Behavior](http://www.medicaldaily.com/chronic-inflammatory-diseases-sometimes-cause-behavioral-problems-probiotics-might-345092)
– From Medical Daily, an article highlighting how probiotics can help with mental illness
– [Make a Game Out of Eating](http://www.yumit.io/?ref=producthunt)
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