Coffee Jump-starts Short-term Memory

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Caffeine minus placebo MR image of brain; Anterior cingulated cortex is highlighted.
Figure 1. An fMRI image - the yellow shows where increased neuronal activity occurs after the subjects ingested 100 mg of caffeine (about 2 cups of coffee).

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Working memory model
Figure 2. A model of the brain with circles around the areas that are used for short-term memory tasks.

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Frontal, parietal and anterior views of the working memory network
Figure 3. An fMRI image of the areas used for executive functions such as short-term memory tasks.

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