Cognitive and neuro research compounds

This category groups peptides studied for neuroendocrine, sleep-regulatory, or cognitive-preclinical research areas. It spans naturally occurring neuropeptides and synthetic analogs developed specifically as research tools.

VIP

VIP — vasoactive intestinal peptide — is a naturally occurring neuropeptide with a broad receptor distribution across the nervous and immune systems, studied in neuroimmune signaling and circadian-rhythm research.

DSIP

DSIP — delta sleep-inducing peptide — is a naturally occurring neuropeptide first isolated from cerebral venous blood, studied in sleep-regulation and stress-response research contexts.

Oxytocin

Oxytocin is a naturally occurring neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus, extensively studied in social-behavior and neuroendocrine research literature.

Semax and Selank

Semax is a synthetic peptide derived from a fragment of ACTH, engineered to retain neurological research activity without the parent hormone's endocrine effects; it comes out of a Russian neuropharmacology research tradition and is studied in cognitive and neuroprotective preclinical models. Selank is a synthetic analog of tuftsin from the same research tradition, studied in anxiolytic-related preclinical research.

What this overview does not cover

Consistent with our research-use-only status, nothing above states or implies a dose, an administration route, or an outcome in a person. Each entry describes a research area a compound appears in, not a result it produces.