Caffeine and visuo-spatial attention

Kenemans, J. Leon; Verbaten, Marinus N.

doi:10.1007/s002130050522

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Caffeine and visuo-spatial attention

Kenemans, J. Leon, Verbaten, Marinus N.·1998·Psychopharmacology

DOI 10.1007/s002130050522

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The effects of two doses of caffeine (1.5 and 3 mg/kg) on various aspects of visual selective attention were investigated in 24 healthy human subjects. Specific task conditions were compared to provide measures of selectivity for a location in the visual field, of distractibility, of selectivity among response alternatives, and of strategic influences. In two out of three tasks, caffeine speeded responses significantly. However, these effects did not differ across conditions within-task, so there was no indication that they were to due to (a) specific effect(s) on one or more of the attentional sub-functions. The results suggest that the beneficial effects of caffeine in low-load conditions cannot be attributed to reduced distractibility or increased suppression of task-irrelevant response tendencies.

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Authors: Kenemans, J. L., & Verbaten, M. N.
Affiliations: Utrecht University (NL)
ORCID: Kenemans, J. Leon
Venue: Psychopharmacology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1998-02-18
Volume: 135
Issue: 4
Pages: 353-360
ISSN: 0033-3158 (ISSN-L)
1432-2072
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050522
OpenAlex: W2002958909
Cited by: 44
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 1.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Coffee research and impacts
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords: caffeine, visuospatial attention, visual selective attention, distractibility, response selection, strategic influence, response speed, low load conditions
MeSH terms: Adult, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Attention, Caffeine, Cues, Humans, Reaction Time, Space Perception, Visual Perception

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