2-Minute Neuroscience: Caffeine

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Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it’s not completely clear how caffeine causes the stimulant effects it’s well-known for, it’s thought most of those effects are traceable back to its action as an antagonist at receptors for the neurotransmitter adenosine. In this video, I discuss how that antagonistic action may lead to arousal and wakefulness.

[Video and text source: Neuroscientifically Challenged YouTube channel]