Two Espressos Enhance Your Long-Term Memory

[onehandle]

Many of us would he hard-pressed to function without our morning coffee, but now there's compelling evidence that it could actually help enhance your long-term memory.

A study led by Michael Yassa from the University of California, Irvine, sought to establish the effects of small quantities of caffeine on memory function in adults. His 160 participants were asked to study images of objects, and then randomly given either a pill containing either 200 milligrams of caffeine—the same as two espressos—or a placebo.

Then, when the volunteers came back after 24 hours, they took a memory test involving images that they'd seen before, unseen images, and images that were similar—but not identical. They were asked to classify each, as "old", "new" or "similar". There was no difference between participants in classifying old or new images, but those who had consumed caffeine were better at identifying "similar" images.

Yassa concluded that caffeine enhances long-term memory by improving the process of memory consolidation. The results are published in Nature Neuroscience. It doesn't, however, help memory retrieval: a second experiment, where caffeine was consumed just one hours before the test, provided no positive effect. They also re-ran the test with lower and higher doses of caffeine, and the effect was less pronounced—so two espressos is the real sweet spot.

http://gizmodo.com/two-espressos-enhance-your-long-term-memory-1500106471

I have a double espresso each morning.

Well maybe not every morning. I can't recall...

[hobbit709]

1. I drink 3 or mugs of JBM every morning. That's 6-8 cups.

[randome]

2. Long term, however, I bet the effect diminishes or even disappears. Just my theory, of course.

That's how stimulants normally work. This sounds more like validation for those who can't stop their mini-addictions.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers. It's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[JaneyVee]

3. Good news, except my espresso consumption is counter-acted by my MJ use.

It's about balance, people.