CU聽Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Ryan Bachtell (Behavioral Neuroscience) was in the news聽as a result聽of his lab's recent publication in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. The research suggests that consumption聽of caffeine as an adolescent could result in longer-term anxiety-related disorders even after caffeine ingestion is stopped. Using a rat model, his lab demonstrated that adolescent rats hydrated with caffeinated water displayed behaviors associated with anxiety disorders and exhibited these behaviors after the caffeine was removed. Moreover, the research also found that plasma levels of corticosterone, a stress hormone, remained elevated for a full week after caffeine was removed from their diet. Read the about the research (embedded in the page聽is聽an audio interview with Ryan), or read the original .听