EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Roger G. Stoll, Ph.D., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1)	the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three months ended December 31, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 780(d)); and
(2)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:	February 14, 2003
		/s/ ROGER G. STOLL, PH.D.
		Roger G. Stoll, Ph.D.
		Chairman, President and
		Chief Executive Officer