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There is conflicting evidence the enhancing powers of coffee, but it seems like it isn't a cognitive enhancer for the kind of activities we're talking about her
by cottonseed 13y ago
There is conflicting evidence the enhancing powers of coffee, but it seems like it isn't a cognitive enhancer for the kind of activities we're talking about here, and might even be detrimental (tasks that depend on working memory), except maybe for 'suboptimal alertness conditions'. So you're probably better off overall getting a good night sleep and saving coffee for those times when you can't. -Hi, my name is cottonseed, and I'm a coffee addict.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182035 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182035
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_caffeine_on_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_caffeine_on_memory
- jon-wood 13y ago> So you're probably better off overall getting a good night sleep and saving coffee for those times when you can't. Such as when you have a 5 week old baby sharing a bedroom with you. I've never been shy about drinking coffee, but the amount I've consumed in the last month is terrifying. I'm actually trying to be a bit more sensible about it after a horrible caffeine comedown recently, which could have competed with those in my past from far harder substances!
- bryanlarsen 13y agoI'm so glad I quit drinking coffee before having kids. Being able to fall asleep easily at almost any time is a great benefit when you may be woken up easily at any time!