Amino acid from tea leaves that crosses the blood-brain barrier and increases alpha-wave brain activity; promotes calm alertness without sedation, often paired with caffeine.
Difficulty concentrating, brain fog, and attention issues. Increasingly common in the age of distraction.
Also known as: Theanine, L-gamma-glutamylethylamide
Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.
Research volume over time for L-Theanine × focus & concentration. Structured outcome extraction (direction, effect size) for this pair is in progress - the full analytics will appear here once audited.
Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.
Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.
01Neurochemical and genetic factors in panic disorder: a systematic reviewMoraes ACN, et al. · Translational psychiatry · 2024PMID 39025836 ↗02The effects of L-theanine supplementation on the outcomes of patients with mental disorders: a systematic reviewMoshfeghinia R, et al. · BMC psychiatry · 2024PMID 39633316 ↗03Is Citicoline Effective in Preventing and Slowing Down Dementia?-A Systematic Review and a Meta-AnalysisBonvicini M, et al. · Nutrients · 2023PMID 36678257 ↗04Medicinal herbs for the treatment of anxiety: A systematic review and network meta-analysisZhang W, et al. · Pharmacological research · 2022PMID 35378276 ↗05Be the first to share what you noticed with L-Theanine for focus & concentration. How we calculate this.