Tucha, Oliver and Walitza, Susanne and Mecklinger, Lara and Stasik, Dorota and Sontag, Thomas-A. and Lange, Klaus W. (2006) The effect of caffeine on handwriting movements in skilled writers. HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 25 (4-5). pp. 523-535. ISSN 0167-9457, 1872-7646
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In laboratory tasks, caffeine has been shown to improve psychomotor performance. The aim of the present experiment was to assess the effects of caffeine on a skilled everyday life task in habitual caffeine consumers. The assessment of handwriting movements of 20 adults was performed following the administration of 0 mg/kg (placebo), 1.5 mg/kg, 3.0 mg/kg or 4.5 mg/kg of caffeine. A digitising tablet was used for the assessment of fine motor movements. Participants were asked to perform a simple writing task. Kinematic analysis of handwriting movements showed that, in comparison to placebo administration, high doses of caffeine (i.e., 4.5 mg/kg) can produce improvements in handwriting as indicated by more fluent handwriting movements as well as an increase in maximum velocity and maximum positive and negative accelerations. The results suggest that higher doses of caffeine can enhance psychomotor performance. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; ALCOHOL; CHILDREN; CONSUMPTION; ATTENTION; MOOD; AGE; DISORDER; caffeine; handwriting; kinematic analysis |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie III (Biologische, Klinische und Rehabilitationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Klaus W. Lange |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2021 08:12 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2021 08:12 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/33936 |
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