Qualia Mind: does a 32-ingredient formula work?
No trial of the product. Some ingredients have trials — at different doses.
Qualia Mind is a nootropic from Neurohacker Collective: six capsules a day, 31 ingredients on its label (the page says 32), including caffeine, L-theanine, citicoline, lion’s mane, rhodiola and ginkgo.
Short answer: we found no trial of Qualia Mind, and its page cites none. Its label does give amounts, so you can set them beside the trials: L-theanine 200 mg with caffeine 100 mg is in the range trials used for a short boost in attention; citicoline 50 mg is a tenth of the 500 mg the memory trial used; lion’s mane 125 mg of extract is far below the grams a day used where trials found anything.
How the evidence flows
Each claim (middle), the studies that tested it (left) — green found it, red found nothing — and the grade they add up to (right). Drawn from the same records as the grades below. Tap to open full size.
Qualia Mind (Neurohacker) · evidence checked 2026-10-25
The product
Grades are calculated from the studies listed, by fixed rules.
- Qualia Mind fuels focus and concentration, supports memory and maintains driveNo real evidence
The ad said “Doctor formulated, 32 ingredients, made to fuel focus and concentration, support memory, and maintain drive.”
Qualia Life · Facebook ad, seen Oct 2026
We found no trial of Qualia Mind itself (PubMed, 2026-10-25), and its own page cites none — only that its ingredients have been studied. The 100 mg of caffeine is the ingredient most likely to be felt.
- More ingredients in one formula means more benefitNo real evidence
No study compares a 32-ingredient formula with fewer ingredients. Spreading a capsule budget across many ingredients puts several of them well below the doses their own trials used.
Magic Mind (nootropic shot) · evidence checked 2026-10-25
Its key ingredients
Grades are calculated from the studies listed, by fixed rules.
- L-theanine with caffeine sharpens focus for an hour or soEarly evidence
One placebo-controlled trial (blinding not stated) found better task-switching and alertness, but no change on other tasks. A cup of tea holds both.
- Citicoline (Cognizin) improves memory in older adultsEarly evidence
One double-blind trial at 500 mg a day for 12 weeks, run by the ingredient’s maker; the gain was in episodic memory, a secondary outcome.
Functional non-alcoholic spirits · evidence checked 2026-10-24
Lion’s mane
Grades are calculated from the studies listed, by fixed rules.
- Lion’s mane sharpens focus in healthy adultsTested — no effect found
A double-blind trial of one 3 g extract dose found no overall effect on cognition or mood. Ten grams a day for four weeks did nothing either. One task got faster an hour after a 1.8 g dose.
- Double-blind randomized trial, 18 people (2025) — primary outcome: no difference from placebo. Funded by the manufacturer.
- Double-blind randomized trial, 41 people, 4 weeks (2023) — secondary outcome: improved. Funded by independent sources.
- Open-label randomized trial, 24 people, 4 weeks (2022) — primary outcome: no difference found. Funder not checked.
Before you buy
- A full serving holds 100 mg of caffeine — count it with your coffee.
- Six capsules a day of many herbs: if you take any medicines, show the label to a pharmacist first.
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Your next step
- What has evidence insteadTea, or L-theanine with your coffeeThe ingredient pair with the best evidence for a short focus boost is L-theanine with caffeine — which a cup of tea already holds.