INTERVIEW WITH DR ASTRID NEHLIG
Dr Astrid Nehlig is a research director at the French Medical Research
Institute, INSERM in Strasbourg. She has authored or co-authored over 250 articles,
books and book chapters and is a regular speaker at international meetings and
research centres. Her important research work was recognised in 2002 with an award from the
American Epilepsy Society and, in 2006, an award from the Gordon Research
Conference. Dr. Nehlig also acts as an expert for numerous scientific journals and
international societies.
Click on each question to listen to the answers from an interview with Dr
Astrid Nehlig in London, April 13th 2007.
- How does coffee affect mental performance ?
- Can coffee help boost my memory ?
- At what time of day does coffee drinking have its greatest effect ?
- We have times when we appear less able to concentrate e.g. after lunch or when
working a night shift. Can coffee boost our ability to concentrate during such
times ?
- I often enjoy coffee because it relaxes me yet my friends enjoy it because they
consider it to be stimulating drink. How can it have both effects ?
- Is coffee addictive ?
- Can coffee drinking raise anxiety ?
- Is it true that coffee can be helpful in alleviating headaches ?
- What is the relationship between coffee and Parkinsons' disease ?
- I hear that there are also benefits for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease
– is this true ?
- Recent reports concluded that drinking coffee helps prevent decline of awareness
and judgment in older people. That sounds like very good news ?
- How much coffee should I drink to benefit from all these positive effects ?