August 07, 2013 Wednesday
Research Finding :
Chewing Gum Helps You Sustain Vigilance in Long Tasks
Experiment :
At the beginning of a 30-minute computer-based vigilance task, the average reaction time of participants who were chewing gum was about 70 milliseconds SLOWER than that of non-chewers, but by the END, it was about 100 milliseconds FASTER , it was recorded.
Reason ?
Chewing gum can stem a decline of vigilance over a long task Gum chewing has been shown to increase blood flow to the frontal-temporal region of the brain.
Research Courtesy : a team led by Kate Morgan of Cardiff University in the UK.
SOURCE: Chewing gum moderates the vigilance decrement
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