Become Smarter!

[ag]

LONDON (Reuters) - The often-maligned act of chewing gum could in fact make us smarter, according to British research.

A joint study carried out by the University of Northumbria and the Cognitive Research Unit, Reading, has found that chewing gum has a positive effect on cognitive tasks such as thinking and memory.

"The results were extremely clear and specifically we found that chewing gum targeted memory," Andrew Scholey of the university's Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit said. "People recalled more words and performed better in tests on working memory."

Peppermint gum, menthol or spearmint -- it makes no difference. The key is the repetitive chewing motion.


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[zathrus]

in that case i'm boardering on being brilliant

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[fatty]

great news! now if getting a face full of man junk can make me do math better i will be all set!

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[Gaia]

So blondes have been Immune to these "positive" effects since the beginning?

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[ag]

So blondes have been Immune to these "positive" effects since the beginning?


Yea pretty much, oh well bad news for my stepmother! And me! My hair tends to turn blonde in the summer time

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