Posted on 01/12/2014 5:50:56 PM PST by Innovative
Researchers in Baltimore, Maryland, carried out tests on 100 people
Showed them a series of images which they had to remember
Then gave some participants 200mg of caffeine - the same as a strong cup
Those who took dose could remember pictures more clearly the next day
Coffee doesn’t just perk you up – just one mug a day can give your memory a boost too, experts claimed yesterday.
‘We have always known caffeine has cognitive enhancing effects, but its particular effects on strengthening memories and making them resistant to forgetting has never been examined in detail in humans. We report for the first time a specific effect of caffeine on reducing forgetting over 24 hours.’
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I hate coffee.
People need to make their own choices, but when the Nanny State tells me what is good, or what is bad, I just roll my eyes: they have no idea, and the things on the good list are likely to end up on the bad list if you wait long enough.
Another article on the subject:
Scientists reveal caffeine provides huge boost to your short-term memory
My comment: Since short term memory is the first to go in age related memory loss and I think Alzheimer’s — I wonder if drinking coffee regularly may delay short term memory loss and the onset of these diseases?
That's also probably because there wasn't fast food joints everywhere back then, and food was usually made from scratch, and junk food wasn't prevalent in supermarkets back then.
a day without coffee really isnt even a day!
Thank you.
I drink a pot in the morning and another cup in the afternoon.
There are lots of reasons for everything. But I did see a photo essay recently of “celebrities who smoke”. It was overwhelmingly a list of very thin Hollywood women. They know what cigarettes do for them. They smoke with a purpose. Count on it.
Nicotine Patch May Improve Memory. How a smoking cessation treatment may be helping those with dementia
Read more: Nicotine Patch May Improve Memory | TIME.com
“While smoking is a public health scourge, the nicotine in cigarettes may have some promise in treating another growing problem, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which can be a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. A new study on nonsmokers found that six months of treatment with nicotine patches restored long-term memory performance to 46% of normal— while placebo patients experienced a 26% decline in recall during the same treatment period.”
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/09/nicotine-patch-may-improve-memory/
Coffee, chocolate, nicotine, wine — all the things they told us are bad for us may actually be good for us.
do they offer coffee in emergency rooms or just police interrogations
Caffeine is my drug of choice. Morning coffee is the vehicle. Please do not disturb.
All dopamine agonists... they might possibly help with Parkinson’s symptoms as well (besides the dementia).
“I drink a pot in the morning and another cup in the afternoon.”
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I guess I need to increase my consumption of coffee over wine.
My short term memory loss is becoming serious.
I now have only one cup of instant coffee every morning.
If Ken Jennings had been a Jack Mormon, he’d still be the undefeated defending Jeopardy Champion.
I take coffee in the morning, and sometimes take a half-tab of phenylpiracetam and 10mg Noopept (legal non-Rx supplements). This has quite a powerful effect on cognition without being excessively stimulative, i.e., no crash or withdrawal symptoms.
“Coffee, chocolate, nicotine, wine”
I enjoy all 4. Chocolate and wine also acts as a boost for sex drive, not that I need it ;)
Like the magnet on my fridge says: “Coffee! If you aren’t shaking, you need another cup.”
Same here. Then I can remember how to work the coffee maker.
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