L-Tyrosine and Enhanced Cognitive Performance

• A Systematic Review of the Effect of Dietary Supplements on Cognitive Performance in Healthy Young Adults and Military Personnel.

  • 2020-02-20
  • Systematic Review
  • Nutrients 12(2)
  • • Diane E Pomeroy
    • Katie L Tooley
    • Bianka Probert
    • Alexandra Wilson
    • Eva Kemps

  • PubMed: 32093203
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu12020545

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  • Enhanced Cognitive Performance

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  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  we suggest that tyrosine or caffeine could be used in healthy young adults in a military context to enhance cognitive performance when personnel are sleep-deprived.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes