l-Theanine and caffeine improve task switching but not intersensory attention or subjective alertness

Appetite

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 406-409

  Einöther, Suzanne J L ^a   Martens, Vanessa E G ^a   Rycroft, Jane A ^b   De Bruin, Eveline A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alertness; Attention; Caffeine; l Theanine

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PLACEBO; SUNTHEANINE; THEANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COFFEE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SENSORY EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEA; TIME; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BEVERAGES; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76949102258     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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