It does work, this product was what I used. Initially I thought that there had-to be a 'downside' to using a substance that works so well(like crashing from high caffeine drinks), but it hasn't been the case with me.

Piracetam and piracetam-like drugs: from basic science
to novel clinical applications to CNS disorders.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20166767



Application of nootropic agents in complex treatment
of patients with concussion of the brain.

Pramistar = pramiracetam

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18418926



Experience in the application of pramistar, a new nootropic preparation, in the
treatment of memory disorders in patients with cerebrovascular pathology.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/14965012/



Memory training and drug therapy act differently on memory
and metamemory functioning: evidence from a pilot study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/1865300



Systemic administration of pramiracetam increases nitric oxide
synthase activity in the cerebral cortex of the rat.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/8557218



Pramiracetam effects on scopolamine-induced amnesia in healthy volunteers.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15374306/


Placebo-controlled study of pramiracetam in young males with memory
and cognitive problems resulting from head injury and anoxia.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/1786500



Amnesia-reversal activity of a series of N-[(disubstituted-amino)alkyl] -
2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamides, including pramiracetam.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/6716406



Involvement of a steroidal component in the mechanism of action
of piracetam-like nootropics.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/2137359/



Elevated corticosteroid levels block the memory-improving
effects of nootropics and cholinomimetics.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/1410129



The effect of pramiracetam (CI-879) on the acquisition of a radial arm maze task.

'' This procedure permitted a distinction between working memory (short-term)
and reference memory (long-term). Both doses of pramiracetam significantly
improved performance in the reference memory component of the task, but
did not significantly affect the working memory component. ''

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/3088666/

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