Concurrent consumption of cocoa flavanols and caffeine does not acutely modulate working memory and attention.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Consumption of cocoa flavanols and caffeine might acutely enhance cognition, particularly in synergy. Due to the use of multifaceted tasks in prior research, it is unclear precisely which cognitive functions are implicated. Here we aimed to assess the acute effects of the (joint) ingestion of cocoa flavanols and caffeine on temporal attention, spatial attention, and working memory.

Methods

In four separate sessions of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, 48 young adult participants consumed a placebo drink, a cocoa flavanols (415 mg) drink, a caffeine (215 mg) drink, and a drink containing both concurrently. In each session, after ingestion, we tested performance in three cognitive tasks. We tested temporal attention in a dual-target rapid

SUBMITTER: Akyurek EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604789 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature