The Claim
Caffeine consumption in adolescents reduces slow-wave activity during sleep, but this reduction is transient and resolves by morning hours without corresponding increases in subjective morning tiredness or impairments in attention performance.
What the research says
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In adolescents, caffeine reduces deep sleep brain activity, but this effect ends by morning and does not cause increased tiredness or worse attention the next day.
See the scientific wording
The reduction in slow-wave activity caused by caffeine consumption in adolescents is transient, disappearing by morning hours, and does not correspond to increased subjective morning tiredness or impaired attention performance.
Caffeine blocks a brain chemical that tells the brain it's time to slow down for deep sleep. This keeps the brain more active during the first part of the night, reducing deep sleep waves. By morning, the brain naturally restores deep sleep activity, and alertness and focus remain unchanged.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Caffeine Consuming Children and Adolescents Show Altered Sleep Behavior and Deep Sleep
This study found that teens who drink caffeine sleep less deeply at first, but that deep sleep returns by morning — and they don’t feel more tired when they wake up.
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