The influence of caffeine on sustained attention: An ERP study

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-37

  Ruijter, Judith ^a   Lorist, Monicque M ^b   Snel, Jan ^a   De Ruiter, Michiel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bourdon task; Caffeine; Concentration; ERP; Fatigue; Lapses of attention; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COFFEE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; CAFFEINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0034109615     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(00)00229-X     Document Type: Article

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