Caffeine and Behavior: urrent Views and Research Trends

Published:
May 20, 1999 by CRC Press - 312 Pages
Editor(s):
B.S. Gupta, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India; Uma Gupta, I.M.S., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

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ISBN 9780849311666
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Features

  • Emphasizes empirical caffeine research from a behavioral standpoint
  • Covers caffeine's role in anxiety, mood, depression, stress, perception, attention, memory, fatigue and addiction
  • Provides an international contingency of contributors

    • Summary

    The psychobehavioral effects of caffeine on humans is analyzed in this book from an experimental approach.
    Caffeine and Behavior: Current Views and Research Trends is unique in its emphasis on empirical research and its inclusion of articles concerning the addictive potential of caffeine.
    Topics covered include addiction, neurotransmission in the brain, brain energy, blood flow, motor stimulation, stress, fatigue, and anxiety.
    This volume is useful to those in the fields of pharmacology, neuropharmacology, psychopharmacology, psychiatry and experimental clinical psychology.

    Table of Contents

    The Role of Adenosine Receptors in the Central Action of Caffeine-John W. Daly, Dan Shi, Olga Nikodijeyic, and Kenneth A. Jacobson
    Caffeine in the Modulation of Brain Function-David A. Johnson, Devon E. McVey, and J. Patrick Myers
    Cerebral Energy Metabolism and Blood Flow: Useful Tools for the Understanding of the Behavioral Effects of Caffeine-Astrid Nehlig
    Caffeine Effects on Locomotor and Reward Behavior--Ernest N. Damianopoulos, and Robert J. Carey
    Behavioral Effects of Caffeine Coadministered With Nicotine, Benzodiazepines and Alcohol-Jason M. White
    Caffeine and Arousal: A Biobehavioral Theory of Physiological, Behavioral, and Emotional Effects-Barry D. Smith, Kenneth Tola, and Mark Mann
    Is Caffeine a Drug of Dependence? Criteria and Comparisons-Stephen J. Heishman, and Jack E. Henningfield
    Caffeine Withdrawal-Malcolm H. Lader
    Caffeine, Caffeine Withdrawal and Performance Efficiency-Andrew Smith
    The Association of Anxiety, Depression, and Headache With Caffeine Use-David M. Warburton,
    Caffeine, Impulsivity, and Performance-Uma Gupta, and B. S. Gupta
    Behavioral Effects of Caffeine: The Role of Drug-Related Expectancies-Mark T. Fillmore
    Caffeine and Cognitive Performance: Effects on Mood or Mental Processing?-Jennifer Rusted
    Caffeine and Attention-Odin Van der Stelt
    Caffeine and Fatigue-Jan Snel, and Monicque M. Lorist
    The Subjective Effects of Caffeine: Bridging the Gap Between Animal and Human Research-David V. Gauvin, and Frank A. Holloway
    Overview-B. S. Gupta
    Index

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