| Literature DB >> 24413697 |
Daniel Borota1, Elizabeth Murray1, Gizem Keceli2, Allen Chang1, Joseph M Watabe1, Maria Ly1, John P Toscano2, Michael A Yassa3.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24413697 PMCID: PMC5909971 DOI: 10.1038/nn.3623
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884