Caffeine reinforces flavor preference and behavior in moderate users but not in low caffeine users

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-45

  Dack, Charlotte ^a   Reed, Phil ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Deprivation; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 56449087718     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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