The effects of caffeine and naps on memory encoding and retrieval.

Research on the effects of napping and taking caffeine on memory has been generally researched separately. This study aimed to bring both activities together and tested the effects of how naps and consuming caffeine can assist memory encoding and retrieval at the same time. In addition, the study ex...

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Main Author:	Li, Daniel J.
Other Authors:	Michael Donald Patterson
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39943
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-399432019-12-10T13:46:49Z The effects of caffeine and naps on memory encoding and retrieval. Li, Daniel J. Michael Donald Patterson School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition Research on the effects of napping and taking caffeine on memory has been generally researched separately. This study aimed to bring both activities together and tested the effects of how naps and consuming caffeine can assist memory encoding and retrieval at the same time. In addition, the study explored for the first time the effects of caffeinated naps on memory encoding and retrieval. Results showed that there is an improvement in scores when participants solely took naps or consumed caffeine. Interestingly, even though no synergy effects was found in caffeinated naps on memory, caffeinated naps participants scores were the highest compared to the rest of the groups. Bachelor of Arts 2010-06-08T04:22:01Z 2010-06-08T04:22:01Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39943 en Nanyang Technological University 31 p. application/pdf
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description	Research on the effects of napping and taking caffeine on memory has been generally researched separately. This study aimed to bring both activities together and tested the effects of how naps and consuming caffeine can assist memory encoding and retrieval at the same time. In addition, the study explored for the first time the effects of caffeinated naps on memory encoding and retrieval. Results showed that there is an improvement in scores when participants solely took naps or consumed caffeine. Interestingly, even though no synergy effects was found in caffeinated naps on memory, caffeinated naps participants scores were the highest compared to the rest of the groups.
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The effects of caffeine and naps on memory encoding and retrieval.

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