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Effect of caffeine on sleep - EEG study in late middle-age people

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BŘEZINOVÁ, VLASTA·1974·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

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1 The effect of caffeine alkaloid base (300 mg) on whole night sleep was investigated by electrophysiological techniques in six late middle age subjects (mean age 56 years), comparison being made with decaffeinated coffee and with no drink prior to sleep, using each condition five times in a balanced order on non-consecutive nights. 2 After caffeine the mean total sleep time decreased on average by 2 h, the mean sleep latency increased to 66 minutes. The number of awakenings increased and the mean total intervening wakefulness was more than doubled after caffeine. 3 In the first 3 h of sleep a decreased amount of stage 3 + 4 was observed, accompanied by an increased amount of stage 2 and of intervening wakefulness, without a significant change in the amount of rapid eye movement sleep. 4 The change in sleep pattern observed suggests an increased capability for arousal and decreased ability to develop or sustain deeper stages of non-rapid eye movement sleep after caffeine.

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  1. GIBBS, F.A. & GIBBS, E.L. (1958). Atlas of Electro- encephalography, Vol. 1. Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
  2. OSWALD, I. (1970). Effects on sleep of amphetamine and its derivatives. In: Amphetamines and related compounds, ed. Costa, E. & Garattini, S., pp. 865-871. New York: Raven Press.
  3. Goodman, L.S. & Gilman, A., pp. 354-366. New York: Macmillan.

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Authors
BŘEZINOVÁ, V.
Affiliations
University of Edinburgh (GB)
Corresponding author
BŘEZINOVÁ, VLASTA
Venue
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1974-06
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
203-208
ISSN
  • 0306-5251 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2125
OpenAlex
W2075118390
Cited by
85
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Coffee research and impacts
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
caffeine, sleep, sleep architecture, sleep latency, total sleep time, sleep awakenings, NREM sleep, REM sleep, middle age (human life stage), caffeine alkaloids, decaffeinated coffee

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