Is caffeine good for the brain?
Answer:
family doctor here...
is it a stimulant that increases brain activity, but it is addictive (bad effect). you can experience withdrawal effects (sleepy, fatigue, etc) if you drink coffee in large amounts and have a habit of coffee.
i use it occasionally when i have to stay away during night overtime
no
they say it is..it helps to stimulant it..
yes it helps you stay alert and not drowsy. I drink it in the mornings so I can fully wake up.
There is evidence that caffeine can increase focus and attention to tasks. There are a number of studies which indicate this.
Also, one particular item of interest is that when you take caffeine in the form of coffee, the coffee itself(not the caffeine) can have benefits:
http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-...
However, the benefits of caffeine itself, such as focus, stimulation, etc quickly fall off and leave you tired!
Also, recent studies have shown that it is helpful in preventing Alzheimer's disease.
yes
There are both advantages and disadvantages of caffeine over the brain. First, caffeine helps to produce more electric impulses in the brain which helps the brain to work more actively. But on the other hand, an array of studies found that caffeine could induce certain changes in memory and learning. In one study, caffeine was added to rat neurons in vitro. The dendritic spines (a part of the brain cell used in forming connections between neurons) taken from the hippocampus (a part of the brain associated with memory), grew by 33% and new spines formed. After an hour or two, however, these cells returned to their original shape.
Another study showed that subjects — after receiving 100 milligrams of caffeine — had increased activity in brain regions located in the frontal lobe, where a part of the working memory network is located, and the anterior cingulum, a part of the brain that controls attention. The caffeinated subjects also performed better on the memory tasks.
However, a different study showed that caffeine could impair short term memory and increase the likelihood of the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. The study allowed the researchers to suggest that caffeine could aid short-term memory when the information to be recalled is related to the current train of thought, but also to hypothesize that caffeine hinders short-term memory when the train of thought is unrelated. In essence, focused thought coupled with caffeine consumption increases mental performance.
No because caffeine is a drug it destroy brain cells and hurts your teeth it destroy your stomacch unless you drink 6 HUGE cups of water.
Well its a stimulant, so i would say not. If you get addicted to it you can go through withdrawl. I, myself got addicted. Never again...lol. I had the worst headache!
The medicine and health information post by website user , ByeDR.com not guarantee correctness , is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
More Questions and Answers...