Acute Caffeine Consumption Enhances the Executive Control of Visual Attention in Habitual Consumers

Autor/inn/en	Brunye, Tad T.; Mahoney, Caroline R.; Lieberman, Harris R.; Giles, Grace E.; Taylor, Holly A.
Titel	Acute Caffeine Consumption Enhances the Executive Control of Visual Attention in Habitual Consumers
Quelle	In: Brain and Cognition, 74 (2010) 3, S.186-192 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-2626
DOI	10.1016/j.bandc.2010.07.006
Schlagwörter	Attention; Profiles; Brain; Visual Perception; Eating Habits; Drug Use; Attention Span; Brain Hemisphere Functions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Gehirn; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	Recent work suggests that a dose of 200-400mg caffeine can enhance both vigilance and the executive control of visual attention in individuals with low caffeine consumption profiles. The present study seeks to determine whether individuals with relatively high caffeine consumption profiles would show similar advantages. To this end, we examined the effects of four caffeine doses (0mg, 100mg, 200mg, 400mg) on low- and high-level visual attention in individuals with high consumption profiles (n = 36), in a double-blind study using a repeated measures design. Results from the Attention Network Test indicated that caffeine enhanced both vigilance and the executive control of visual attention, but only at the highest administered dose (400mg). We demonstrate that in habitual consumers high doses of caffeine can produce beneficial changes in visual attention. These results carry implications for the theorized interactions between caffeine, adenosine and dopamine in brain regions mediating visual attention. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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