Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention (2017)

Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by chalst on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:12AM (#27906536)

I'm still able to edit the title: care to suggest another version that fits within 80 chars? The title alone fits, one char to spare, but I didn't want to pass off a 4-y.o. paper as if it was pharmacological news.

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by xVedun on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:28AM (#27906754)

Possibly something like this: Caffeine and theanine have opposed effect on attention when stressed (2017)

Based on the definition of emotional arousal, stress isn't 100% accurate, but perhaps better than aroused.

[1] https://www.thefreedictionary.com/emotional+arousal

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by chalst on Friday July 23, 2021 @09:06AM (#27930205)

That theanine has a beneficial effect on stress, via cortisol suppression, is a long-standing hypothesis. That it has other effects under the article's umbrella term of "emotional arousal" is one of the interesting novelties of the article for me.

Too late to edit the title now, but for the benefit of next time, I'm still interested in suggestions.

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