? In this research researchers will be examining participants who use caffeine frequently to see if there are any harmful neurological effects. Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance and has sometimes been considered a drug of abuse (Chawla et al,2017).Therefore if this drug is widely use it is beneficial to understand it neuropsychological effects on the consumer.
2. Theory (Not Required) (What is the theory being tested by this proposed research?) –N/A
3. Literature Review (What does the past research say about this topic? How is this unique? Please be brief) – Past research indicated that there is some neurological impact on the consumer. Caffeine is a psychostimulant commonly consumed with high levels of sugar. The increased availability of highly caffeinated,
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How will we collect data? Who are the participants? Be very clear and concise)- A questionnaire will be developed and sent to individuals who uses caffeine and ask them about their behavior with the drug. Questions such as how often do you use and the difference they notice about themselves before they use caffeine and while they use caffeine. Researchers could also examine the impact after consumption if they wanted to also.
• Cost (How much do you estimate this research to cost? How do you propose paying for it? Fielding’s research grant, self pay etc..)- I estimate that the research will cost three hundred dollars. It depends on the number of participants that the G Power indicates. I propose using Fielding’s research grant to pay for the research itself.
• Timeline (What does the timeline look like) –Depending on the researchers the research could be in stage two at the end of fall semester.
5) How does this relate to prior lab research? (Please select a specific study currently in the lab). This relates to Neuropsychological and behavioral bases of illegal psychostimulant and other drug use, except caffeine is legal but it is a
study. 2. Method 2.1. Participants Students (N = 219, 154 women) at a United Kingdom university, with a mean age of 20.1 years (SD = 1.34, range = 18–28) were recruited through e-mail invitation. No financial incentive was offered and the likelihood of repeated participation was thus considered low. Answers were given anonymously, with only the age, gender and weight of the participants being recorded. Cigarette smokers were excluded from the study. 2.2. Measures Participants completed the following questionnaires in the order stated below: Durham Caffeine Inventory (DCI): Caffeine was assessed utilising a new tool designed to assess caffeine intake in a contemporary UK student population. The DCI presents specific types of drink and food containing caffeine (see Table 1), of which participants rate their typical intake over the past year, using a 12-point response scale ranging from ‘‘none/less than one per week” to ‘‘8+ per day”. In addition to predefined categories (e.g., instant coffee, tea) participants are also asked about coffee purchased from coffee shops, other energy drinks, and caffeine tablets. Participants use the same response scale, but are free to enter the name of the beverage or make of tablets used. A full copy of the DCI is available upon request. Hallucination-proneness: This was assessed using the modified Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale (LSHS-M: Laroi & van der Linden, 2005), a 16-item instrument designed to measure predisposition to
An idea for future research concerning this study is the long-term effects of frequent caffeine use and if older adults occupation status impacts their memory level of performance. Conducting research on the long-term effects of caffeine is imperative because researchers are suggesting that it can help participants during the three to four hours after consumption but doesn’t discuss the impact of frequent (years) use of caffeine on the human body. These two ideas can lead to scientific understanding because it has the ability to serve as a rationale for memory performance. Generally, anytime a drug enters the body frequently the host becomes desensitized to the dosage. If an young adult started utilizing caffeine on a daily basis due to the struggle of meeting her occupation requirements how would that impact her memory when she becomes an older adult? If theses ideas are research it will serve as a solution to some of the limitations in the previous
Thesis: Caffeine can have many different effects on the body depending on the amount of consumption.
We will record the effects by conducting a stroop test and a reaction time test as well as a mood questionnaire that will survey their individual moods after drinking the caffeine.
In summary, the intake of caffeine has positive and negative effects. Further, behavioraland mental activities had a direct significant relationship with caffeine consumption. Future research should address other factors that contribute to caffeine consumption and the impact of health behavior changes on transitioning college students.
Caffeine use has been correlated with people who have a tendency toward addiction such as smoking as well as ingesting more alcohol. The study challenged previous research that believed caffeine users were different than non-users. They used
Throughout the study, few relationships were observed between caffeine consumption and the studied variables. The average total intake of caffeine is 33.29 with the standard deviation of 50 milligrams. There is no significant difference of average consumption between the two hundred and twelve male subjects and one hundred thirty-eight female
For many years it has been an ongoing debate whether we should label caffeine use as a disorder or not. Ninety percent of people in the world intake caffeine in one form or another. In the U.S eighty percent of adults consume caffeine almost every single day. For those who have work obligations, the desire to take performance-enhancing drug such as caffeine may be inevitable to turn down.
Many Americans have included caffeine as a part of their daily diet whether they realize it or not. In fact, “caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world” (Ruxton
About eighty percent of adults in the United States consume caffeine in different forms on a daily basis. Since 1995, ninety percent of the world consumes caffeine in various forms. What once was considered a delicacy in coffees and teas can now be found in a variety of foods and beverages easily accessible in markets and cafes. With caffeine being legal, it is easily accessible, and there is no physical limit of consumption. Recent studies have shown that frequent caffeine users become dependent on it. The effects make it uncomfortable to completely switch back to not consuming any caffeine, therefore making it difficult to detoxify the body. Caffeine has been utilized as a medication for a large number of years. The utilization of caffeine
The researchers had to interpret their findings with warning. As for the visual task, there was no significant effect for caffeine in the occipital electrodes. However, there was a shorten latency in the auditory oddball task which is linked to the improvements in task performance. The shorten latency suggests that caffeine is responsible for the neuroexcitatory action on brain areas involved in attention and decision-making functions, which was observed with the behavioral results of this task (Diukova 2012).
Through out the world there are many substances that are abused on a daily basis. Some of the well-known addictions include smoking, drinking, and maybe even other drugs. It is often easy to think of these more common substances, but there is one substance that is less talked about that almost every American has tried in their lifetime. This substance is caffeine. All of these substances have an addictive nature to them including caffeine. The prevalence of caffeine addiction is becoming more common and is often accepted in society. Becoming addicted to caffeine is easy to do and may lead to some of the same symptoms as other drug use such as dependence, feelings, and withdrawal.
Consuming caffeine does not harm the consumer or the people around him/her and the environment. If the person decides to quit, the person will not experience similar withdrawal symptoms of a strong stimulant like cocaine. The vitality that individuals connect with caffeine originates from the fact that caffeine is a stimulant. Individuals report feeling enthusiastic, productive, self-assured, ready to focus, and persuaded to work. Uneasiness is just brought on from over the top measures of caffeine. Small aspects may trigger this in individuals who are delicate or inclined to tension. An expanded admission of caffeine additionally builds a man's readiness to acknowledge elective thoughts and in addition raises execution levels on dull undertakings. After delayed utilization of caffeine, the body can develop a resistance to the medication. At the point when people gradually diminish their caffeine admission, withdrawal indications are not seen. This demonstrates the physical reliance made by caffeine is considerably weaker than that of generally mishandled medications, for example, amphetamines or nicotine. Withdrawal impacts are like those of different medications and incorporate needing, tiredness, perplexity, and gentle to serious cerebral pains. These manifestations can last up to two weeks due to the quality of caffeine, generally little dosages can be
It is important for researching caffeine addiction because most people these days drink it and drinking a lot of caffeine can have a big impact on the human body. According to the International Life Science Institute,
Several studies have indicated that people who drink more than 4 cups of caffeine coffee a day is linked to an early death. Jon Kelly says: “Caffeine is according to the New Scientist, the planet’s most popular “Psychoactive drug” more than 90% of adults are estimated to use it every day. The number of people seeking emergency treatment after ingesting caffeine doubled to more than 20 000 in 2011.” Carpenter says: “A tablespoon- about 10 grams of caffeine- will kill you. Recounting the unfortunate story of a college student who went into a seizure and died after chasing down spoonful’s of caffeine with an energy drink.” With this research we will find out if the problem is with the caffeine or the health of the