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Title:

Caffeine and cognition in functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Document type:
Journal Article; Review
Author(s):
Koppelstaetter, F; Poeppel, TD; Siedentopf, CM; Ischebeck, A; Kolbitsch, C; Mottaghy, FM; Felber, SR; Jaschke, WR; Krause, BJ
Abstract:
Caffeine has been consumed since ancient times due to its beneficial effects on attention, psychomotor function, and memory. Caffeine exerts its action mainly through an antagonism of cerebral adenosine receptors, although there are important secondary effects on other neurotransmitter systems. Recently, functional MRI (fMRI) entered the field of neuropharmacology to explore the intracerebral sites and mechanisms of action of pharmacological agents. However, as caffeine possesses vasoconstrictiv...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Alzheimers Dis
Year:
2010
Journal volume:
20 Suppl 1
Pages contribution:
S71-84
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3233/JAD-2010-1417
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182040
Print-ISSN:
1387-2877
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin
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