A number of news outlets have been reporting on a review of modafinil, labeled the new “smart drug,” this week. Â The review in question summarized the recent literature on the drug but others have claimed that the authors underestimated potential side-effects. Â In the Guardian, two neuroscience researchers claim that “the jury is still out.” Â ” Exercising more and avoiding sleep deprivation are both options with a much greater weight of evidence behind their cognitive benefits.”