Post-study caffeine administration enhances memory consolidation in humans.
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SUBMITTER: Borota D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5909971 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Post-study caffeine administration enhances memory consolidation in humans.
Borota Daniel D Murray Elizabeth E Keceli Gizem G Chang Allen A Watabe Joseph M JM Ly Maria M Toscano John P JP Yassa Michael A MA
Nature neuroscience 20140112 2
It is currently not known whether caffeine has an enhancing effect on long-term memory in humans. We used post-study caffeine administration to test its effect on memory consolidation using a behavioral discrimination task. Caffeine enhanced performance 24 h after administration according to an inverted U-shaped dose-response curve; this effect was specific to consolidation and not retrieval. We conclude that caffeine enhanced consolidation of long-term memories in humans. ...[more]
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