Hundreds of scientific studies on vinpocetine have been published.1 First and foremost, they have shown that its effect is to sharpen mental acuity and memory, both of which tend to dull with age unless we constantly fight back. Vinpocetine can help you learn and think as clearly as your brain is capable of (it's almost like a boost in IQ). It improves both short-term and long-term memory. It enhances alertness and preparedness to handle life's exigencies. It is, to use an old-fashioned term, a mental tonic.
Vinpocetine helps prevent cerebral ischemia (impaired blood flow), and thus hypoxia (lack of oxygen), which can lead to dementia.2 It also has a neuroprotective effect, helping to prevent damage to the brain's delicate circuitry,3 and it facilitates cerebral metabolism and energy utilization.