The Effect of Caffeine On Your Brain

Saturday, 30 May 2009

The Effect of Caffeine On Your Brain

So with our world being drowned in caffeine, from soda's to coffee, one wonders what the effect is on our brains?

Angela Sun from Current TV, goes and gets some MRI shots of her brain, before and after two cups of coffee in the morning.

What they found is that rather then doing much damage, caffeine actually returns your brain function to normal. Blood flow returns to normal. The average coffee drinker drinks around 2 cups of coffee, and in general, moderate caffeine use is safe.

VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Caffeine does not boost you above your normal level, rather, it brings it to your normal level. So if you don't drink coffee, don't start! and if you do drink coffee, keep it up. There's no reason to quit.

How many cups of coffee do you drink a day? What do you drink to get a caffeine fix if you're not a coffee person?

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Comments (24)

I've been drinking coffee and expressos since I was six >.< I need like 4 or 5 coffes to do me any good
- 5/30/2009 12:37 PM
- Kevin_is_a_pirate@xanga (message)
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I dotn drink coffee :X I drink water.
- 5/30/2009 12:43 PM
- inspireothers@xanga (message)
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I don't drink coffee either. Just water and the occasional green tea for me.
- 5/30/2009 12:45 PM
- lighthours@xanga (message)
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mmm I love coffee and espresso. I used to work at a coffee shop, so I kinda became a caffeine addict for a while.
- 5/30/2009 12:47 PM
- direwolf005@xanga (message)
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i don't drink coffee or energy drinks. i get hardly any caffeine. maybe one soda every 2 weeks or so, and i try to get non-caffeinated. i don't see the point.
- 5/30/2009 1:02 PM
- PenaltyLife@xanga (message)
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Dang. I love Coffee.
I drink at least one to two cups a day.

It's also mainly a comfort thing. I love the smell and taste of coffee
- 5/30/2009 1:41 PM
- chilled_roses8523@xanga (message)
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Green tea > Coffee.
- 5/30/2009 1:41 PM
- imyourstargirl@xanga (message)
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Caffeine is hard on your adrenal glands, though.
I don't drink any caffeine. Even the slightest amount makes me jittery. And I hate feeling like that.
- 5/30/2009 1:44 PM
- LadyLibellule@xanga (message)
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yay for good news
- 5/30/2009 2:51 PM
- Manstration@xanga (message)
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I wasn't expecting this post to actually have a positive outlook on caffeine, but I can't complain - as I sit here sipping my diet coke.
- 5/30/2009 2:59 PM
- TalithaKum88@xanga (message)
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i drink at least 2 cups of coffee a day...aaaand at least to Cokes a day...ummm that miiiight not be considered moderate use uh-oh...
- 5/30/2009 2:59 PM
- Peridot21@xanga (message)
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@imyourstargirl@xanga - Took the words right out of my mouth =P
I drink coffee, but not everyday. Maybe once every week or two? Green tea, on the other hand, I drink a glass of it everyday :)
- 5/30/2009 3:04 PM
- spanz@xanga (message)
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i get a mocha frap once in a while but def not every day...I drink water...no soda just water :D
- 5/30/2009 3:55 PM
- shi_megami@xanga (message)
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Ha, I was scared to read this. I thought I'd see something awful.
I drink tea, usually, or diet soda. I prefer tea though.
- 5/30/2009 3:58 PM
- pillowpixies@xanga (message)
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Coffee is sometimes amazing. Just really really amazing! So is tea though, tea rocks my world occasionally as well :)
- 5/30/2009 6:21 PM
- MochaSprinkle@xanga (message)
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No caffeine please. Unnecessary for me. If I do get it, it comes through a nice glass of tea.
- 5/30/2009 6:22 PM
- Charity_the_So_Called_Artist@xanga (message)
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I am possibly the biggest caffeine addict that you'll ever meet.
Well maybe not. But i'm still pretty bad.
I usually have two coffees in the morning to wake me up,then one at 3:00 everyday.and one at 6:00 everyday.
:| EEK.its the worst too, because if i go a day without coffee i'm a complete grump who has a never ending headache.
green tea is also amazing, but does not cure my caffeine craving :p
- 5/30/2009 7:51 PM
- MichaelaM0d@xanga (message)
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I am a coffee addict. I will drink coffee almost til I go to bed. I probably drink 6 or more cups a day.
- 5/31/2009 7:25 AM
- amygwen@xanga (message)
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I don't drink coffee much..well maybe twice a month..sometimes i drink diet coke..maybe once a week..
- 5/31/2009 4:59 PM
- LaDieCaLi18@xanga (message)
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Is it possible that caffeine is more of a placebo?
- 5/31/2009 6:01 PM
- Kevineatspuss@xanga (message)
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I usually drink 2-4 cups a day during week days. I drink mt. dew and other sodas too, but I'm trying to slow down on that stuff.
- 5/31/2009 10:46 PM
- NinjaxBroadcast@xanga (message)
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This is so interesting. Living in LA, you realize how coffee-crazed we can become. This is the first time I have seen such a distinction between users and non-users. In fact, the people who say they don't drink coffee, actually drink other things, like energy drinks or soda's, which as we all know, has caffeine in it.

awesome.
- 5/31/2009 10:54 PM
- Yipz (message)
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i wasn't a coffee drinker, then about a month ago, i just picked it up for about a month, but i want to lose weight so i nixed the coffee (i like it with sugar and cream) and have gone back to tea.
- 6/1/2009 4:26 PM
- cRyStaL_rAiNe@xanga (message)
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I havent had caffeine in god-knows how long. I'm glad that I dont drink it.
- 6/2/2009 1:10 PM
- cApNhOwDy@xanga (message)
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