Deepmala Yadav, Banshidhar Behera, and Abhimanyu Kumar
The randomized double blind placebo controlled studies was conducted with an aim to enhance the cognitive functions (mental performance) of school going children by improving their reaction time (R.T.). Reaction time simply denotes how much the child is attentive for a particular task. For the present study in Ayurvedic compound Smriti-syrup-1(SS-1) was selected to verify its efficacy in improving R.T. an instrument Vernier chronoscope (electronic) was used for assessment of R.T. The study drug was found significantly effective in improving total R.T & auditory R.T.