A Combination of Caffeine, TeaCrine® (Theacrine), and Dynamine® (Methylliberine) Increases Cognitive Performance and Reaction Time Without Interfering With Mood in Adult Male Egamers

Author(s)

Jaime L. Tartar, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Jonathan B. Banks, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Mykola Marang, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Frankie Pizzo, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Jose Antonio, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Cureus

ISSN

2168-8184

Publication Date

12-20-2021

Abstract

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

Volume

13

Issue

12

PubMed ID

35103121

NSUWorks Citation

Tartar, J. L., Banks, J. B., Marang, M., Pizzo, F., Antonio, J. (2021). A Combination of Caffeine, TeaCrine® (Theacrine), and Dynamine® (Methylliberine) Increases Cognitive Performance and Reaction Time Without Interfering With Mood in Adult Male Egamers. Cureus, 13(12).
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/2008