Sensitivity to change in cognitive performance and mood measures of energy and fatigue in response to differing doses of caffeine or breakfast

Victor Maridakis, Matthew P. Herring, Patrick J. O'Connor

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Abstract

This double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subjects (N 18) experiment compared the sensitivity to change of cognitive performance and mood measures of mental energy following consumption of either 100 or 200-mg caffeine or a 440-calorie breakfast. Breakfast and 200-mg caffeine improved mood and cognitive performance. The sensitivity to change of the measures did not differ in response to any treatment (all p values > .05). The mood and cognitive measures of mental energy used here have similar sensitivity to detecting change in response to a moderate dose of caffeine and breakfast consumption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)975-994
Number of pages20
JournalInternational Journal of Neuroscience
Volume119
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Attention
  • Breakfast
  • Caffeine
  • POMS
  • Vigilance
  • Vigor

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