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Caffeine is a stimulant drug, which speeds up the synaptic connections in your brain, increasing reaction times.
Nicotine, and Ecstasy do similar things, but are much more dangerous, and (in the case of ecstasy) illegal in most countries.
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∙ 9y agoIt causes the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline. This release of adrenaline causes a faster heart rate, opening up of breathing tubes, release of sugar into the bloodstream from the liver, tightening of muscles, an increase in blood flow to muscles. Other effects include an increase in dopamine levels.
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∙ 16y agoCaffeine while soluble in water also passes through the blood-brain barrier.
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∙ 12y agoCaffeine is not bad for your brain , but can be bad for other parts of your body.
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Is caffeine bad for brain?
Caffeine is not bad for your brain , but can be bad for other parts of your body.
How does caffeine effect the brain?
Caffeine is a stimulant, and therefore makes the processes in you brain work faster.
Does caffeine effect the brain?
Yes, caffeine effects the brain by increasing the neuron firing. Caffeine also speeds up other things like your heart rate.
What in caffeine makes you hyper?
Caffeine can make you hyper because it blocks the adenosine receptor in the brain. Caffeine increases your own natural stimulant.
How does cola help your brain?
While the sugar content can raise your metabolism slightly, it is the caffeine (a stimulant) that produces heightened brain activity.
Can caffeine kill brain cells?
If you were to take a culture of brain cells on a petri dishand submerge them in a caffeine solution, it probably would. But in people, is drinking coffee going to kill brain cells? No. Even very high amounts would not.
How does caffiene reach the brain eafter someone drinks a cup of coffee or tea involve systems?
The message of fluid sends a message to your brain causing it to flow up to your brain. The brain cells feed on the caffeine.
Capable of working as an antagonist of adenosine receptors in the brain trimethylxanthine is better known by what name?
Caffeine
Why do you gag after drinking coffee?
that's the caffeine going up your bloodstream into your brain then your brain tells your tongue head and stomach to tingle then you start to gag.
What are two effects of caffeine?
Caffeine has a dual action in the body, it reduces the blood flow within the brain, and aggrivates adenosine receptors. In this way, it can have a very bad affect on the brain, but it does give you the impression of extra energy, proving just how strong a stimulant it actually is.
How does caffeine stimulate the body?
By stimulating the Adenosine receptors in the brain and around the body, giving you the impression that you have more energy than you actually do.
How does coffee stimulate your nervous system?
Coffee contains caffeine, along many other kinds of beverages. Caffeine is a psychoactive drug, meaning that its crosses the blood-brain barrier and acts primarily on the central nervous system. Caffeine stimulates the cortex of your brain, thus heightening the intensity of mental activity. This can result in a temporary feeling of alertness and, in the short term, banishes drowsiness and feelings of fatigue. In short, caffeine from coffee travels through the blood stream to the brain where it stimulates the central nervous system temporarily, thus making one feel more alert.
