# Summary of IRC Discussion on October 14, 2013

• A discussion about nootropics took place, with user Dantespeaks asking about TruBrain's effectiveness, to which others recommended starting with fundamentals like good diet, exercise, meditation, and avoiding alcohol and smoking before trying nootropics, suggesting that creating one's own optimal regimen might be more effective.

• A research paper on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was shared, specifically about left lateralizing tDCS improving reading efficiency, which led to a brief discussion about how reading efficiency is measured using the Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE-2).

• A user mentioned participating in an fMRI experiment, though they expressed concern about its impact on their productivity for the day.

• Several scientific papers were shared and processed through the channel's "paperbot" system, which appears to extract and archive text from scientific papers for the community.

• The conversation touched on cognitive enhancement through both technological means (tDCS) and chemical approaches (nootropics), reflecting the channel's focus on transhumanist topics and human enhancement technologies.