Abstract: The present invention includes methods, uses, and selective alpha7 nAChR ligands for treating or preventing disease and disorders in which stimulation of neurogenesis is ameliorative; namely, wherein the recruitment of neurogenesis is therapeutic.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods, uses, and selective alpha7 nAChR ligands for treating or preventing disease and disorders in which stimulation of neurogenesis is ameliorative; namely, wherein the recruitment of neurogenesis is therapeutic.

Abstract: A compound of Formula 1: A-C(O)-Cy, wherein A is a diazabicyclic core, containing 7, 8, or 9 ring atoms, and selected from the following: 2,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane; 3,6-diazabicyclo[3.ZO]heptane; 2,7-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octane; 3,7-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octane; 3,8-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octane; 2,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane; 2,7-diazbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 2,8-diazbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 3,7-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 3,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 3,9-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 2,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane; 3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane; wherein the diazabicycle is attached as a radical to the depicted carbonyl via either one of the two ring nitrogen atoms, such that the carbonyl forms an amide bond with the ring nitrogen; Cy is a heteroaryl group; The compounds exhibit selectivity for, and bind with high affinity to, neuronal nicotinic receptors of the ?402 subtype in the central nervous system (CNS).