Does drinking coffee really boost alertness? This was a topic of discussion during one of my tute session. Well, yes i was supposed to be doing my work in tute instead of actively discussing about the effect of caffeine intake but heck, at least it's interesting right? Okay, back to my topic, many researches have gone to prove that caffeine increases metabolic rate and attentiveness. To some extent, i experienced that drinking a cuppa coffee during nights that i had to burn the midnight oil does help me to stay awake and be alert for a longer period of time. Also, during nights that i slept late and had to drag myself out of bed as early as 8 am. If i don't drink my favourite neslo that morning, i will be dozing off in lectures by the time the clock strikes 11. Though it works for me, the effect of caffeine varies with great intensity among individuals. Take my coffee addict 'friend', for instance, i don't think drinking coffee have any impact on his performance. Or does it? [Nah, most likely not].
On another note, there was a particular point that was of interest to me during one of my psychology lecture. Eysenck's Psycholobiological Theory stated that people who are extroverts tend to perform better with a moderate to high intake of caffeine.*ponders* Although facts and figures have been presented to support the effect of caffeine, some people chose to believe that there is no correlation between coffee and performances or alertness. As suggested by a friend, he believes that drinking coffee to stay awake is just psychological rather than biological. So, it's up to you to think which is true, perhaps both?
Note: For those who are incline to be awake after taking coffee, do not, i repeat DO NOT take coffee at night if you plan to sleep after a tired day. Or else, this is what will happen: Really tired eyes BUT very active brain = Deprivation of sleep *sobz*
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