Faster but not smarter: effects of caffeine and caffeine withdrawal on alertness and performance.

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¿De verdad necesitas el café para activarte por la mañana? De acuerdo con un estudio de la Universidad de Bristol los cons ..

Faster but not smarter: effects of... [Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

Caffeine: Medium-high (n=212) and none-low (n=157) caffeine (CAF) consumers were given either CAF (100 mg, then 150 mg) or place ..

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making my 4th cup of coffee; uselesss since caffeine consumption doesn't increase mental alertness & performance http://t.co/yYZYY4WlGb

making my 4th cup of coffee; uselesss since caffeine consumption doesn't increase mental alertness & performance http://t.co/yYZYY4WlGb

Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

"While caffeine benefits ... , ... frequent consumption fails to enhance mental alertness and mental performance." http://t.co/h0GiQBFm

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/t14vgHMi

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Schrokit: But it’s still tasty RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/jHuQHGhW

But it’s still tasty RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/jHuQHGhW

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness and performance http://t.co/0RrpGS41 Morning coffee may not be so helpful after all

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Faster, but no smarter: effects of caffeine on alertness & performance http://t.co/og5uKJLz Morning coffee not so helpful

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