Bar lecture: Smart Drugs – Jan Willem de Gee

​Can a Pill Really Make You Sharper?

​Millions of people take so-called smart drugs hoping for more focus, motivation and brainpower. But do they actually work? More stimulation isn't always better, and the same pill can help one person and hurt another.

​Join Dr. Jan Willem de Gee, neuroscientist at the University of Amsterdam, for an honest, hype-free look at what the science really says.

​🧠 Lecture: Smart Drugs – What Can a Pill Really Do for Your Brain? 📅 Wednesday, 13 January 2027 | Doors 6:30 PM 📍 Barcelona (venue to be announced)

​What you'll discover

• ​Focus and motivation: What drugs can and cannot do for them.

• ​The inverted-U: Why more stimulation isn't always better.

• ​Individual differences: Why the same pill can help one person and hurt another.

• ​The verdict: A nuanced conclusion, with no hype either way.

​Jan Willem de Gee is Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience at the University of Amsterdam, where he studies decision-making and arousal using brain imaging.

​Agenda 6:30 PM - Doors open & drinks 7:00 PM - Lecture, part 1 7:30 PM - Short break 7:40 PM - Lecture, part 2 8:10 PM - Q/A & wrap up

​🍷 In English. IG: @deepdive.bcn