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The impact of caffeine and taurine on the the P3 and N1 components of the event-related potential

conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 22:25 authored by Amy PeacockAmy Peacock, Martin, F
Although marketed as the core ingredient in energy drinks, taurine's proposed status as a stimulant has only been tested in conjunction with caffeine, another energy drink constituent well-documented as facilitating attention and performance. The current study investigated the independent effect of taurine, and its interactive effect with caffeine, on information processing and resource allocation using the event-related potential (ERP) components P3 and N2. Participants (N=19) discriminated imminent driving accident scenes from standard traffic conditions under four different arousal conditions (placebo-placebo, caffeine-placebo, taurine-placebo, and caffeine-taurine). Caffeine and taurine dosages were equivalent to quantities within a standard 250 ml energy drink. The presence of taurine and/or caffeine did not significantly alter reaction time, N2 amplitude and latency, or P3 latency compared to placebo. Availability of attentional resources was enhanced after drug ingestion, as evidenced by significantly higher P3 amplitude at parietal midline and right hemisphere sites, compared to placebo. However, this effect was found solely in the presence of caffeine as opposed to the independent or interactive effect of taurine. The absence of a synergistic relationship between caffeine and taurine, or facilitative effect of taurine, suggests that the basic premises underlying energy drink consumption are questionable.

History

Publication title

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Editors

DF Salisbury

ISSN

1550-0594

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

Sage Publications, Inc.

Place of publication

United States

Event title

1st Annual Joint Meeting of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society (ECNS), the International Society for Neuroimaging in Psychiatry (ISNP) and the International Society for Brain Electromagnetic Topography (ISBET)

Event Venue

Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Event (Start Date)

2010-09-14

Date of Event (End Date)

2010-09-19

Repository Status

  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in psychology

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