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MRI scans showed that drinking coffee increased activity in parts of the brain involved in short-term memory, attention and focus, whereas ingesting caffeine on its own did not. (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] Risk 13 points 1 year ago

Shame they didn't have a control group of decaf drinkers (which the authors do acknowledge).

Also, kudos to nbc for not making to too challenging to find the original research article they were writing about.