A smattering of articles on what caffeine does.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20164568
http://worldofcaffeine.com/caffeine-...otransmitters/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7154859
http://www.news-medical.net/health/C...rmacology.aspx
And an article on why they are still arguing over whether Mestinon crosses the BBB (particularly the hypothalamus). But, of course, we aren't mice.
http://www.jmedcbr.org/issue_0601/Cool/Cool_10_08.html
Lots of variables can probably effect both.
Annie