Caffeine effects on physical and cognitive performance during sustained operations

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 871-877

  McLellan, Tom M ^a   Kamimori, Gary H ^b   Voss, David M ^c   Tate, Charmaine ^c   Smith, Sarah J R ^d  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE   (New Zealand)

^d DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous night time operations; Ergogenic and cognitive aids; Obstacle course; Restricted sleep

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PLACEBO; STAY ALERT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REACTION TIME; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 34548421896     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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