Placebo response to caffeine improves reaction time performance in sleepy people

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-336

  Anderson, Clare ^a   Horne, James A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Placebo caffeine; Reaction time; Sleepines

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COFFEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PLACEBOS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 47249162968     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.931     Document Type: Article

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