In article <939963343.999220 at server.australia.net.au>,
"Jo!hn" <johnhkm at netsprintXXXX.net.au> wrote:
> "Researchers in Israel have shown that caffeine makes existing brain cells
> swell and new ones grow.
>> Dr Menahem Segal, at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, told BBC News Online
> that making the connection between this growth and better memory and
> learning capability is "a long jump, but it is what we are aiming for". "
>> "And he calculates that a lot of caffeine is needed to be sure of seeing the
> cell growth effect - about ten cups.
>> The research is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
> Sciences.
>>
10 cups? That's a lot of coffee. I wonder if certain other factors might be
factored in, such as polyuria and caffeine-psychosis. Polyuria could deplete
the electrolytes couldn't it or does the brain have some privilege in this
regard? If one is amped out on that much coffee all the time, would their
diet suffer? Anxiety or stress levels could interfere with learning couldn't
they?
Of course the law of diminishing returns could rear its ugly head too
couldn't it as long term use might relate to the body setting its homeostatic
mechanisms to regain some sort of balance?
These might be naive questions, but I think they're relevant.
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