NeuroFPS investigates the biology of competitive gaming: reaction time, sleep, stimulants, nootropics, hormones and the neuroscience of winning a gunfight. Evidence first, milliseconds where they exist.https://neurofps.com/https://neurofps.com/research/caffeine-l-theanine-38ms/https://neurofps.com/research/caffeine-l-theanine-38ms/Caffeine, L-theanine and the tired brain. What controlled trials in FPS players and sleep-deprived adults actually measured, in milliseconds, and why the biggest numbers come with the biggest caveats.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/biological-cost-12-hour-days/https://neurofps.com/research/biological-cost-12-hour-days/Becoming elite takes enormous practice volume. Past a certain point, extra hours start borrowing from the sleep, movement and recovery that turn practice into skill. Where the trade-off sits, and what the evidence can and cannot say.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/peptides-cognitive-enhancement/https://neurofps.com/research/peptides-cognitive-enhancement/Semax, Selank, Dihexa. Nootropic peptides are sold online with claims of neuroplasticity and laser focus. What the human evidence actually contains, and why the gap between mechanism and proof is so wide.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/sleep-performance-enhancer/https://neurofps.com/research/sleep-performance-enhancer/One night without sleep slowed ranked players by 48.6 ms and multiplied their lapses fivefold. Their match results did not change. What the sleep research actually says about competitive play, and why the damage hides where players are not looking.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/clutch-round-pharmacology/https://neurofps.com/research/clutch-round-pharmacology/Capsules are a pre-match decision. Pouches can be used between maps, mid-session or before a decider. A look at nicotine and L-theanine pouches, what the absorption data show, and why arousal follows a curve, not a line.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/testosterone-competitive-gaming/https://neurofps.com/research/testosterone-competitive-gaming/Higher testosterone, faster reactions, more dominance in the server. The idea is everywhere in optimisation culture. The best trials, including one in 493 men, tell a far less flattering story.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/gaming-and-the-ageing-brain/https://neurofps.com/research/gaming-and-the-ageing-brain/Action gamers outperform non-gamers on attention tests, and one computerised speed training programme was linked to lower dementia risk ten years later. What high-level play may build for life, and where the evidence stops.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/train-like-an-olympian/https://neurofps.com/research/train-like-an-olympian/Olympic programmes plan load, recovery and peaking down to the week. Esports mostly plans around the queue. An essay on periodisation, exercise timing and what sports science could bring to competitive gaming.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neurofps.com/research/why-faster-reactions-dont-win/https://neurofps.com/research/why-faster-reactions-dont-win/The visual brain can categorise a scene in about 150 ms, and a 240 Hz frame lasts 4.2 ms. The rest of a gunfight is decided by what happens before the enemy appears. An essay on the limits of the millisecond.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT