Neuroscience

Articles and news from the latest research reports.

111 notes

What Caffeine Really Does to Your Brain What caffeine does do is one heck of an impersonation. In your brain, caffeine is the quintessential mimic of a neurochemical called adenosine. Adenosine is produced by neurons throughout the day as they fire, and as more of it is produced, the more your nervous system ratchets down. Your nervous system monitors adenosine levels through receptors, particularly the A1 receptor that is found in your brain and throughout your body. As the chemical passes through the receptors, your adenosine tab increases until your nervous system pays it off by putting you to sleep.

What Caffeine Really Does to Your Brain

What caffeine does do is one heck of an impersonation. In your brain, caffeine is the quintessential mimic of a neurochemical called adenosine. Adenosine is produced by neurons throughout the day as they fire, and as more of it is produced, the more your nervous system ratchets down.

Your nervous system monitors adenosine levels through receptors, particularly the A1 receptor that is found in your brain and throughout your body. As the chemical passes through the receptors, your adenosine tab increases until your nervous system pays it off by putting you to sleep.

Filed under science neuroscience brain psychology caffeine antagonist adenosine caffeine receptors neurotransmitters

  1. misschiquita reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  2. peacockfuta reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  3. ah-thenah reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  4. inochi-merodi reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  5. aroseofjericho reblogged this from onionboolius
  6. diasdepeligro reblogged this from november-second
  7. lunarghostly reblogged this from ertyhasgonesomewhereelse
  8. 48-logic reblogged this from questionall
  9. smeghenegham reblogged this from ertyhasgonesomewhereelse
  10. ertyhasgonesomewhereelse reblogged this from fornices
  11. nothanx-ialreadyate reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  12. konec0 reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  13. compendi-um reblogged this from melapetal
  14. fornices reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  15. lookiamhuman reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  16. thenicesthingdss reblogged this from the-coffee-break
  17. dylanpriestly reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  18. lavendersynapses reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  19. the-coffee-break reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
  20. vein-of-my-existence reblogged this from neurosciencestuff
free counters