 ኖቲሮፒክስ (brain neoplasms), አንጎል (hormones) እና ሆርሞኖችን (neurotransmitters, enzymes and hormones) እንዲገኝ በማድረግ የአእምሮ ስብሳትን (metabolism) በማሻሻል ወይም በማነቃነቅ ነርቭ (ኒውሮጅንስ) በማበረታታት እንደሚሰራ ይታመናል.
Zimakhulupirira kuti nootropics imagwira ntchito pokonzetsa kupezeka kwa zinthu zam'thupi mu ubongo (neurotransmitters, michere ndi mahomoni), mwa kusintha kapena kuyambitsa ubongo wa m'mitsempha, kapena polimbikitsa neuronal kukula (neurogenesis).