Caffeine intake of 200 mg /day can enhance long-term memory ...
Again good news about caffeine, a molecule already known both as a cognitive enhancer and as a neuroprotectant.
According to a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a 200 mg dose of caffeine after a learning session would be able to strengthen long-term memory .
Assuming that an espresso contains an average of 60-120 mg of caffeine, consumption of 2-3 cups of coffee a day may therefore be useful to strengthen our long-term memory .
But just be careful ... an" overdose " of coffee , as well as being able to cause unpleasant side effects, do not make us monsters of memory: memory effects are not enhanced by increasing the dose of caffeine from 200 mg to 300 mg .
In addition, the assumption of caffeine only an hour before a memory test showed no improvement, therefore caffeine can not be considered a “rescue remedy” for those people who wish to enhance their short-term memory after a night spent on the books just before an examination.
Maybe this evidence is the first step towards a profitable use of caffeine against diseases that seriously affect memory ... we hope !
Source:
Whiteman , H. (2014 , January 13). " Caffeine may boost long- term memory . " Medical News Today. Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270963 .
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