Single (lower) doses of creatine reverses cognitive decline after sleep deprivation 😴
Clearer thinking with creatine.
Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration in Cognitive Performance
Study Details
These authors previously found that a higher single dose of creatine (0.35 g/kg) reduced cognitive performance decline after sleep deprivation 📒
In this study they wanted to see if the same effects were present with a lower dose of creatine (0.2 g/kg) 💊
💤 Participants were provided creatine or placebo at 21:00 and were kept awake until 05:00
With cognitive testing at regular intervals overnight 🧠
Key Findings
Compared to placebo, creatine led to significantly attenuated reductions in…
✅ Logical and numerical tasks
✅ Language-related processing speed
✅ Psychomotor vigilance test scores
Although these improvements weren’t as pronounced as the previously studied 0.35 g/kg dose…
…this still resulted in a significant 12% improvement in cognitive performance ✅
Conclusion
Could this be a useful strategy during multi-day ultra-endurance events, where sleep is significantly reduced? Potentially 🧐
Less sleep? Clearer thinking with creatine.
Reference
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/18/8/1192
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