Subject: Re: Reuters: Gum chewing found to boost brainpower, memory


> Thanks for the reassuring info Janet. Now I know why I have started
> clinching my teeth all of the time. It's really a last ditch attempt to
> retain my brain cells!!!!  OH!!, but what if I'm only a SHAM CHEWER? O
well,
> at least I'm putting forth an effort.
> The clinching cogwheeler, Carl    PR 787-826-0225 Fax - Same
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> From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:13 AM
> Subject: Reuters: Gum chewing found to boost brainpower, memory
>
>
> > Gum chewing found to boost brainpower, memory
> >
> > LONDON, Mar 13 (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 thinking, memory and other cognitive tasks.
> >
> > "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.
> >
> > Scholey, who was to present his findings to a symposium at the British
> > Psychological Society's annual conference in Blackpool Wednesday, said
the
> > improved performance in a range of memory tests could be attributed to
an
> > increase in heart rate coupled with a surge in insulin to the brain.
> >
> > The experiments involved 75 people split into groups of non-chewers,
real
> > chewers and "sham" chewers.
> >
> > Prior to undergoing the 25-minute test, the two chewing groups spent 3
> > minutes working their real or imaginary gum around their mouths.
> >
> > Scholey said the tests included questions relating to short-term memory,
> > such as recalling words and pictures, and so-called working memory, for
> > example the ability to retain a person's telephone number. He said the
> > heart rate of the real chewers after the tests was three beats per
minute
> > faster than the non-chewers, and 1.5 beats per minute faster than the
sham
> > chewers.
> >
> > "What we think is that the mild increase in heart rate may improve the
> > delivery of oxygen and glucose to the brain, enough to improve cognitive
> > function," he told Reuters.
> >
> > Scholey added the other possibility was that chewing gum induced a surge
> of
> > insulin due to the mouth watering in anticipation of a meal.
> >
> > "It is known that there are insulin receptors in areas of the brain
which
> > are important for learning and memory," he said.
> >
> > By Jeremy Laurence
> > Copyright 2002 Reuters Limited.
> >
>
http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2002/03/13/eline/links/20020313elin027.
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