What effect does caffeine have on the nervous system?

 

Adenosine binds to its receptor to slow down the activity of nerve cells, generally they combine together during sleep. And the function of caffeine is that it can block adenosine to its receptors. The caffeine molecule and the adenine purine nucleoside analog can bind to the same receptor. However, caffeine does not cause a decrease in cell activity, on the contrary, it prevents adenine from binding to its receptor. The result is increased activity of nerve cells, which secrete the hormone adrenaline.

 

 

In “Caffeine’s Neurotransmitter”, I use coffee liquid to make an abstract painting as to narrate the progress of how caffeine molecules make impact on the nervous system.