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
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- 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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Chronobiology, University Psychiatric Clinics Basel
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, CH-4002, Switzerland
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