Chronic caffeine consumption prevents cognitive decline from young to middle age in rats, and is associated with increased length, branching, and spine density of basal dendrites in CA1 hippocampal neurons. [electronic resource]
- Neuroscience Jan 2012
- 384-95 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1873-7544
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.11.053 doi
Aging--physiology Animals Anxiety--chemically induced CA1 Region, Hippocampal--cytology Caffeine--pharmacology Central Nervous System Stimulants--pharmacology Cognition Disorders--prevention & control Data Interpretation, Statistical Dendrites--drug effects Electrophysiological Phenomena--drug effects Exploratory Behavior--drug effects Learning--drug effects Male Maze Learning--drug effects Memory, Short-Term--drug effects Motor Activity--drug effects Movement--physiology Neurons--drug effects Rats Rats, Wistar