Caffeine may sharpen your Brain's reward learning, small study suggests
NCT ID NCT05325502
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether caffeine can improve how people learn from rewards. Thirty-six healthy adults will take either caffeine or a placebo and perform tasks that test their ability to learn which choices lead to monetary rewards. The goal is to understand how caffeine affects the brain's reward system.
What this could mean
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Active substance
caffeine
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help us understand how caffeine influences learning and habit formation.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study in healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to the general population or have immediate practical uses.
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Locations
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Centre for Chronobiology, University Psychiatric Clinics Basel
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, CH-4002, Switzerland