BrainWaves #57 Neurostimulants Part 1: CAFFEINE!
MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: December 27, 2018 As I'm sitting in a coffee shop in upstate New York this holiday season, procrastinating on the various papers that need writing, bills that need paying, and Christmas cards that need writing, I can't help but feel comforted by the warm relief of a cup of coffee. The rich aroma and jolting heat, which come with the promise of productivity. There's nothing like it. So before resigning to my post-holiday to-do list, I thought I would start the day off re-mastering a prior show we put out in 2017 on the neuroscience behind your morning mocha. Enjoy! Produced by James E Siegler. Music by Andy Cohen and Little Glass Men. Sound effects by Mike Koenig and Daniel Simion. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision-making. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @BrainWavesaudio for the latest updates to the podcast. REFERENCES Ferré S. An update on the mechanisms of the psychostimulant effects of caffeine. J Neurochem 2008;105(4):1067-79. PMID 18088379Martín ED, Buño W. Caffeine-mediated presynaptic long-term potentiation in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. J Neurophysiol 2003;89(6):3029-38. PMID 12783948Nawrot P, Jordan S, Eastwood J, Rotstein J, Hugenholtz A, Feeley M. Effects of caffeine on human health. Food Addit Contam 2003;20(1):1-30. PMID 12519715Park CA, Kang CK, Son YD, et al. The effects of caffeine ingestion on cortical areas: functional imaging study. Magn Reson Imaging 2014;32(4):366-71. PMID 24512799Pelchovitz DJ, Goldberger JJ. Caffeine and cardiac arrhythmias: a review of the evidence. Am J Med 2011;124(4):284-9. PMID 21435415Ribeiro JA, Sebastião AM. Caffeine and adenosine. J Alzheimers Dis 2010;20 Suppl 1:S3-15. PMID 20164566 We believe that the principles expressed or implied in the podcast remain valid, but certain details may be superseded by evolving knowledge since the episode’s original release date.