Do you think[Neurology question]

[Bard A Madsen]

Do you think that we will ever discover a new Neurotransmitter, one that is largly responsible for cognitive functions, or if aided, can increase cognitive ability dramatically?

Without doubt.  I've had that experience. Years ago I was building my house and to save trips to the hardware store, which is over 50 miles away, I would jump around through various aspects of the house until I ran out of supplies for every one of them.  So, I'm doing plumbing, then electrical, then carpentry, then data lines, ect... and I was having a lot of trouble recalling where I left tools in the house to the point of irritation.  I was spending way too much time looking through the house for a simple Phillips screw driver or the screw gun or those horse shoe nails to tack wires in place because I kept changing projects.  Then this friend shows up for a social visit and we have a couple of beers and something for recreation.  After he left I could recall and almost play back to myself where I set down everything in the house, if I needed a tool I could walk right to it and carry on with what I was doing.  It was so extraordinary that I came up with this analogy : It is as if my whole life I've been going through a huge warehouse full of shelves and crates with objects on top with just a candle and this was like someone turned on the whole building lights and I could see across the way.  Weeks later the same friend shows back up and I asked what exactly was that you gave me last time and he looked at me perplexed and never has told me.  My last doctor moved away and said he was going to set up an appointment with a neurologist for a sleep disorder and I was thinking of telling him/her this story which will probably be a mistake, but maybe worth a try.  Anyhow, I looked up what a neurologist was instead of just guessing and Boy Howdy, they have to have 12 years plus of college!