Having been a heavy coffee drinker and some who has been diagnosed with AD/HD (mainly inattentive) and being prescribed stimulant medication I wonder if the same is true.
Those with an impairment (probably related to the same reasons) in the ability to retain new information seem to benefit from improved mental functioning at the same time as improved social functioning, but mostly in terms of compliance.
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