The Effects Of Caffeine On False Memory

Researches have come to the conclusion that “caffeine is the most commonly consumed psychoactive drug in the world, and some of its behavioral effects may resemble those produced by amphetamines, and other stimulants.” (Harvard Health Publications, 2012)

Caffeine has many negative effects on humans, such as increased heart rate (Lane, J.D., 2002), depression (Goldstein, 2008), and addiction to this “drug.” You may be asking yourself, “What is caffeine?” Well, caffeine is actually a stimulant (Barone, Roberts, 2008) that is found in beverages such as tea, coffee, and soft drinks. In fact, caffeine is the highest grossing and most used stimulant in the United States (Barone, Roberts, 2008). It is estimated that 85% of adults living in the United States consume caffeine on a daily basis (Barone, Roberts, 2008). That means for every 100 adults, 85 of them have had a drink that contained caffeine on any given day. One reason caffeine is so widely available compared to other stimulants is

Have you ever drank a cola or any type of soda? Have you read or heard about the main ingredient including caffeine? Well caffeine is a bitter powder like substance that's very unhealthy and healthy in the same cause. Caffeine can lead to heart attacks but if taken in the right amount can help with long days at work.

Coffee or Energy drinks? Which one of these alleged energy boosting beverages helps you begin your day? The majority of people choose coffee for their pick-me-up, energy boosting beverage, but 30-50% of people consume 3 or more energy drinks a day. Energy drinks were invented to take the place of coffee, and give you the energy you need for the day, plus vitamins. Has the energy drink really lived up to the standards of coffee? This paper will compare and contrast these beverages, and how they affect our bodies.

The article Caffeine reduces time-of-day effects on memory performance in older adults by Ryan, Hatfield, & Hofstetter, (2002) is very informative and invaluable to the field of psychology. Researchers examined older adults memory performance and discovered that the time of day impacted the participant’s level of performance. Most participants’ optimal memory performance was in the early morning and decreased in the late afternoons. The results of the first study conjured questions about the decreased level of performance. Therefore, researchers wanted to know if the decline could be improved if participants consumed caffeine. Adults over the age of 65 who were to believe to be ‘morning types’ were tested using the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) over an interval of 5 to 11 days. Participants were tested in the morning and late

The effects of caffeine, especially caffeinated coffee, on human performance have been widely studied. Another study has been conducted to

Caffeine is one of man’s most successful discoveries dating back to the 13th century. Although its origins are not completely clear, we see the impacts of its use down to the 21st century. From local cafes and restaurants to school and fast food chains, the evidence is relative that coffee is truly everywhere in our society. One of coffees many uses was that it had the ability to make its consumers feel more ready to start the day. However, does caffeine really affect our moods and emotions? The aim of the following investigation is to discover how our emotional state changes when we have had a certain amount of caffeine, compared to when we are caffeine-free. The participants chosen for this experiment were South

Depending on whether a person is a habitual or non-habitual caffeine drinker, caffeine consummation can have either a positive or negative effect on a person’s mood and performance (Childs & de Wit, 2006). One hundred and two (51 males and 51 females) nondependent caffeine users who consumed less than 300 mg of caffeinated beverages per week participated in a four experimental session study. Each participant was given four drug conditions in capsule form (placebo, 50, 150, or 450 mg of caffeine), each in random order, with three days intervals, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Before and after each drug administration, the participant’s physiological data (heart rate, blood pressure) was measured. Also the participant’s had to take behavior tasks

While in college, students are often faced with large amounts of work, an immense amount of study commitments and the general pressure to perform well academically. As many students who are currently or have completed college know, maintaining a high level of quality through all of this work can be a very energy-taxing endeavor. This has led many college-aged students to turn to caffeine, as a supplement to their lives (Malinauskas et al. 2007). Common reasons that have been found to drive caffeine usage has been to help deal with low amounts of sleep, or to improve on one’s energy and alertness (Institute of Medicine, 2001; Malinauskas et al. 2007; Kilpeläinen et al. 2010). In previous research, a number of studies have demonstrated people who have been given a caffeinated beverage have performed better on memory tasks compared to a people given non caffeinated drinks (Capek & Guenther, 2009; Paulus et al. 2015; Sherman et al. 2016), while a few other studies have found a causal link to improved cognitive ability after the use of

Due to the fact that caffeine is a drug that is so heavily used and relied on in our society, the criminalization of it would have immense ramifications. The outlawing of this substance would result in the loss of many items of food and drink that are used daily in Canadian society. For example, it is obvious that there is caffeine in drinks such as coffee or soda, however many other items, such as chocolate, contain this drug, and therefore would have to become illegal.

Caffeine is a chemical that is very commonly known in many different things that we consume as humans. It is in most carbonated beverages and is commonly found in coffee. This paper will not only inform the readers about the effects of caffeine but will inform the readers of the following: chemical properties, uses of this chemical, how it is made and where it is found, and lastly the history on the development of the chemical or how it was discovered.

In addition to alertness and mental performance, caffeine may also improve memory and reasoning in sleep-deprived people.

Thesis: Caffeine is something that almost everyone has consumed and some people are even addicted to. Caffeine has negative and positive effects on one’s health

Just like how modern technology is embed into the lives of students, caffeine also have become a necessity in student’s daily life as well. The workload of a college student can be overwhelming and it drive students to rely on caffeine. When they rely on caffeine for their body to function, they overlook an important aspect of their health conditions which is getting enough sleep. Losing sleep can make a big impact on a student’s ability to critically think, reason, and judge. Although, caffeine is consider a solution to any student’s struggle to overcome their fatigue. The beneficial aspect of caffeine can offer students to be at their optimal performance in their daily task. Caffeine, like a double edge sword, it can either help students accomplish their task or aid them in losing their sleep.

Caffeine is reported to affect behavior and mood in several ways. It is most commonly considered and consumed as a “mild stimulant, helpful in temporarily relieving minor fatigue" (Graham, 1978[Sawyer]). Caffeine has been shown to increase alertness, especially in situations of fatigue or low alertness (Smith, 2002). Caffeine has also been shown to delay fatigue from physical activity (dokoka). Caffeine in doses much higher than are normally consumed has been shown to cause acute anxiety (Smith 2002). However, the literature on caffeine’s arousing properties is conflicting, with most studies claiming that this effect is well documented (smith), while others report that the positive mood effects of caffeine are conditional (James).