Put the Cup Down: Is the buzz from your morning coffee not real?

The caffeine boost you feel after drinking morning coffee may just be in your mind. Thus, on this basis, the authors believed the brain scans after drinking caffeinated drinks, including coffee, will show a higher integration of the networks associated with the prefrontal cortex – linked to executive memory – and the default mode network, which is connected to introspection and self-reflection processes, noted Newsweek. As expected, the authors found that connectivity of the default mode network reduced after drinking coffee or consuming caffeine, indicating that taking any form of caffeine makes people more active and alert. “This suggests that these parts of the brain, involved in working memory, cognitive control, and goal-directed behaviour, require the experience of drinking coffee, rather than just caffeine,” explained Fortune magazine. The functional connectivity was also decreased between the somatosensory/motor networks and the prefrontal cortex, while the connectivity in regions of the higher visual and the right executive control network was increased after drinking coffee,” said Dr Maria Pico-Perez, the study’s lead author from Jaume I University in Valencia, as per StudyFinds.