05-06-2017, 03:47 PM
(05-06-2017, 07:15 AM)SargeMaximus Wrote:(05-06-2017, 07:01 AM)RTBoss Wrote:(05-04-2017, 10:10 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: That's really cool, where did you find it?
I happened upon it once while researching caffeine and its effect upon the brain.
Seeing Eternity's post, I thought of it, and just searched Google images. I don't know where I originally came across it.
Having a high intake of caffeine physically changes the brain. Adenosine receptors increase exponentially, and flood the brain with adenosine. It's an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Caffeine blocks the receptor site. Once the caffeine is gone, the receptors are flooded with adenosine, and boom - you're tired again.
A two-week break from caffeine, thankfully, resets adenosine receptors back to baseline.
That's crazy. So does that mean the tiredness is just a response or is it real? I mean, are you actually tired but just don't know it when on caffeine?
(Regarding the picture: I like the LSD web best)
Lol, me too.
RE: the response, it's very real. Do some research on adenosine receptors, adenosine function, caffeine, and the brain. It's...eye-opening.