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A Combination of Caffeine, TeaCrine® (Theacrine), and Dynamine® (Methylliberine) Increases Cognitive Performance and Reaction Time Without Interfering With Mood in Adult Male Egamers
Cureus
  • Jaime L. Tartar, Nova Southeastern University
  • Jonathan B Banks, Nova Southeastern University
  • Mykola Marang, Nova Southeastern University
  • Frankie Pizzo, Nova Southeastern University
  • Jose Antonio, Nova Southeastern University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-20-2021
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Abstract/Excerpt

Background Involvement in video game activities and competitive video gaming (esports) is a rapidly growing field. Moreover, there is a marked interest in identifying nutritional supplements to safely improve egamer performance. Methodology We conducted a repeated-measure, randomized crossover study to compare the effects of caffeine (125 mg), caffeine (125 mg) + Dynamine® (75 mg) + TeaCrine® (50 mg) (CDT), and matched placebo across three testing sessions (one week apart) among 50 young male egamers. We tested the effect of each product on multiple measures of cognition, self-reported mood (anxiety, alertness, and headache), and biomarkers of arousal (cortisol and salivary alpha-amylase). We also measured electroencephalogram power during the cognitive tasks. Finally, we tested whether individual differences in xenobiotic metabolism would affect the study outcome measures by genotyping each participant for

DOI
10.7759/cureus.20534
PubMed ID
35103121
Citation Information
Jaime L. Tartar, Jonathan B Banks, Mykola Marang, Frankie Pizzo, et al.. "A Combination of Caffeine, TeaCrine® (Theacrine), and Dynamine® (Methylliberine) Increases Cognitive Performance and Reaction Time Without Interfering With Mood in Adult Male Egamers" Cureus Vol. 13 Iss. 12 (2021) ISSN: 2168-8184
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jaime-tartar/219/