Cognivia

Website: http://www.cognivia.com/projects/

General

• Large consumer mental stimulant manufacturer in Perplex City
• Claims about 68% of all cognitive enhancer sales
• Purchased Agilon AI
• Has four major offices:
  • Corporate Headquarters - 140th to 160th floors of Ascendancy Point
  • Cognivia Research - overlooking Polygon Park's south side, near Schrodinger's Junction
    • The main research and development division, located near the Academy and the University because of their strong liks
    • Due to exceptionally tight security measures at this division, rumours persist that Cognivia even has its own private subway station (see Lyttleton Station)
  • Cognivia North - in Meridian Cross district
  • Cognivia Element - in the the West Old Town on New Hampden Street
• Engages in live human drug testing (on paid volunteer basis only)
• In charge of controversial Spearhead Scheme

Products

• Ceretin - Broad-spectrum cognitive enhancement.
• Halcyon - Antidepressant and anxiolytic
• Mnemosyne - Memory and recall booster
• Cardinal - Enhances analytical and systemising brain function
• Expedin - Accelerates reaction time
• Synergy - Enhances creativity
• Veritana - treats Barrow-Feld Syndrome

Other Projects

• Focal Assisted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Goal: achieve significant improvements in cognitive function in specified areas over a tightly controlled period of time.
  • Project is being conducted with the Academy.
• Cerebral Prostheses
  • Goal: Encourage the enhancement or restoration of affected cognitive abilities in damaged or poorly functioning areas of the brain.
• Has worked individually with patients (such as Myra Champaign) to overcome specific ailments and diseases.

Contacts

• All Customer Enquiries: products at cognivia dot com
• Questions about Ceretin: ceretin at cognivia dot com
• Media information: media at cognivia dot com

Mailing address:

Cognivia

Ascendancy Point

Perplex City

• Director of Research: Dale Robarding
• Spokesman: Lawrence Kim

Illicit Connections

• Due to the nature of their products, Cognivia often comes under public scrutiny.
• Moreover, their products are often enhanced or altered by illicit drug labs in the city.
• Often, the goal of this sort of drug tailoring is to remove the traces which might be observed by a drug test.
• This is especially useful to participants of the PCAG, who are not allowed to take any enhancements prior to gameplay.
• Whenever the PXCPD Coroner's Office find a new molecule or compound that people are taking or selling, it is identified and documented on their systems

References

• Perplex City Sentinel
  • article, 12-JAN-06 "Iona Interviews... Dale Robarding" link
  • article, 23-FEB-06 "Council Ignoring Dangerous Drug Trade" link
  • article, 03-MAR-06 "Mother of Four Gains 'Whole New Life' in Drug Trials" link

• Puzzle Cards
  • Season 1 Card #243 - Shuffled Map back
  • Season 2 Card #006 - The Beautiful Game Reverse

• Cognivia Shareholder Update
• Ceretin 6 Preliminary Results