Oral creatine monohydrate supplementation improves brain performance: a double–blind, placebo–controlled, cross–over trial

C Rae, AL Digney, SR McEwan… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Creatine supplementation is in widespread use to enhance sports–fitness performance, and
has been trialled successfully in the treatment of neurological, neuromuscular and …

“Heads Up” for Creatine Supplementation and its Potential Applications for Brain Health and Function

DG Candow, SC Forbes, SM Ostojic, K Prokopidis… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
There is emerging interest regarding the potential beneficial effects of creatine
supplementation on indices of brain health and function. Creatine supplementation can …

Effects of creatine supplementation on cognitive function of healthy individuals: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

KI Avgerinos, N Spyrou, KI Bougioukas… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and aims Creatine is a supplement used by sportsmen to increase athletic
performance by improving energy supply to muscle tissues. It is also an essential brain …

Beyond muscle: the effects of creatine supplementation on brain creatine, cognitive processing, and traumatic brain injury

E Dolan, B Gualano, ES Rawson - European journal of sport …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The ergogenic and therapeutic effects of increasing muscle creatine by supplementation are
well-recognized. It appears that similar benefits to brain function and cognitive processing …

Creatine supplementation and brain health

H Roschel, B Gualano, SM Ostojic, ES Rawson - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a robust and compelling body of evidence supporting the ergogenic and
therapeutic role of creatine supplementation in muscle. Beyond these well-described effects …

Beyond sports: Efficacy and safety of creatine supplementation in pathological or paraphysiological conditions of brain and muscle

M Balestrino, E Adriano - Medicinal research reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Creatine is pivotal in energy metabolism of muscle and brain cells, both in physiological and
in pathological conditions. Additionally, creatine facilitates the differentiation of muscle and …

Creatine supplementation does not improve cognitive function in young adults

ES Rawson, HR Lieberman, TM Walsh, SM Zuber… - Physiology & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Creatine supplementation has been reported to improve certain aspects of cognitive and
psychomotor function in older individuals and in young subjects following 24 and 36 h of …

Creatine supplementation enhances corticomotor excitability and cognitive performance during oxygen deprivation

CE Turner, WD Byblow, N Gant - Journal of Neuroscience, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Impairment or interruption of oxygen supply compromises brain function and plays a role in
neurological and neurodegenerative conditions. Creatine is a naturally occurring compound …

The influence of creatine supplementation on the cognitive functioning of vegetarians and omnivores

D Benton, R Donohoe - British journal of nutrition, 2011 - cambridge.org
Creatine when combined with P forms phosphocreatine that acts as a reserve of high-
energy phosphate. Creatine is found mostly in meat, fish and other animal products, and the …

Effects of creatine supplementation on brain function and health

SC Forbes, DM Cordingley, SM Cornish, B Gualano… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
While the vast majority of research involving creatine supplementation has focused on
skeletal muscle, there is a small body of accumulating research that has focused on creatine …