Using Caffeine to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance
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§01Caffeine is both stimulant and reinforcer
The episode begins by separating two effects that are often treated as one. Caffeine increases alertness and reduces perceived sleepiness, but it also acts as a reinforcer: when it accompanies a food, drink, container or social setting, people can learn to prefer that context. That learned preference can be useful or unhelpful depending on what is being reinforced.
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