%0 Journal Article %T Acute efects of the Paulinia cupana, "Guaran¨˘" on the cognition of normal volunteers %A Galdur¨®z %A Jos¨¦ Carlos Fernandes %A Carlini %A Elisaldo de Ara¨˛jo %J Sao Paulo Medical Journal %D 1994 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S1516-31801994000300007 %X the authors studied the acute effects of "guaran¨˘", when compared to caffeine and placebo, (double blind study) on cognition, anxiety and sleep in 30 normal volunteers. although results were negative it cannot be concluded that "guaran¨˘" is harmless. other studies shall be undertaken, administering "guaran¨˘" on a long term basis, as popularly proclaimed. %K "guaran¨˘" (paulinia cupana) %K cognition %K sleep %K anxiety. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1516-31801994000300007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en