MRI scans showed that drinking coffee increased activity in parts of the brain involved in short-term memory, attention and focus, whereas ingesting caffeine on its own did not.

TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

MRI scans showed that drinking coffee increased activity in parts of the brain involved in short-term memory, attention and focus, whereas ingesting caffeine on its own did not.

variaatio@sopuli.xyz · 1 year ago

But isn’t that kinda the whole point in this study. That the stimulating effect of coffee is affected by the cocktail of stuff in coffee and not just the caffeine. Which then can be further studied to understand better the stimulatory processes of the brain.

MRI scans showed that drinking coffee increased activity in parts of the brain involved in short-term memory, attention and focus, whereas ingesting caffeine on its own did not.

MRI scans showed that drinking coffee increased activity in parts of the brain involved in short-term memory, attention and focus, whereas ingesting caffeine on its own did not.

Brain scans of coffee drinkers suggest there's more to feeling alert than just the caffeine