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Monthly Archives: May 2007
Chocolate + Sports = Better memory
May 30, 2007 – 6:02 pm
The flavanol epicatechin, which is found in grapes, bluberries, tea and cocoa, was found to improve memory in mice. Mice that also exercised showed significantly more substantial memory gains. The combination of epicatechin and exercise led to changes in the structure of the dentate gyrus, one of only two areas of the brain that creates […]
Time of day effects on cognition
May 25, 2007 – 5:28 pm
Several years ago, researchers were testing the cognitive abilities of a group of college students and senior citizens. During their initial data collection, most of which was done at night, they found that the college students significantly out-performed the seniors.
Then they started testing the groups at 8am. Suddenly the college students were doing worse, and […]