Chewing gum worsens memory
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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A new study conducted by British scientists from the Cardiff Institute found that chewing gum does not have the best effect on the ability to concentrate and memorize.
During the experiment, the participants memorized the words and figures in some order. Sometimes they were shown them, and sometimes they were read out. In addition, they were also asked to determine which items were missing from the series that they had previously shown.
During the experiment the subjects chewed the chewing gum nonstop. As it turned out, almost all of them experienced problems with memorizing the orders of words, numbers and objects. This was especially pronounced after about 20 minutes of chewing.
The results of this study thoroughly undermine the fashionable concept of recent years, respectively, which the chewing procedure has a beneficial effect on memory. Scientists explain this in the following way: chewing gum is a constantly cyclic, rather monotonous action. "When we worry and drum on the table with our fingers, and at the same time we need to remember, for example, a phone number, most often we will not get it." Chewing gum has the same effect, "they conclude.
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