Effects of two doses of glucose and a caffeine-glucose combination on cognitive performance and mood during multi-tasking

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 434-445

  Scholey, Andrew ^a   Savage, Karen ^a   O'Neill, Barry V ^b   Owen, Lauren ^a   Stough, Con ^a   Priestley, Caroline ^b   Wetherell, Mark ^c  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Caffeine; Glucose; Memory; Mood; Multi tasking

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; GLUCOSE; PLACEBO; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; DYSTHYMIA; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL ARITHMETIC; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; MULTITASKING; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA LEVEL; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL INFORMATION; WORKING MEMORY; WORKLOAD; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BEVERAGES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922593587     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2417     Document Type: Article

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