Effect of L-theanine on selective attention in a traffic-related reaction task in sleep-deprived young adults: a double-blind placebo-controlled, crossover study.
- 2024-07-25
- RCT
- Nutritional neuroscience 28(4)
- Umangi W Karunaratne
- Tharaka L Dassanayake
- PubMed: 39052627
- DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2024.2383080
- High evidence
- Adults
L-theanine significantly reduced false alarms (i.e. responses to safe scenes) (p = 0.014)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 200 mg