Cinnamon Bark
Anxious about forgetfulness or an upcoming test? Try chewing a stick of cinnamon gum.
Phillip Zoladz, an undergraduate at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, may have had fellow students on his mind when he concocted a study to test the effect of different odors on cognitive performance. Zoladz asked study volunteers to complete a series of computer-based tasks while chewing one of four different types of gum: flavorless, peppermint, cinnamon or cherry. He compared the results to performance of the same tasks without any gum-chewing.
Cinnamon, both in the form of gum and as a simple aroma, proved unique, improving attention levels, memory and eye-hand coordination. Zoladz and his mentors hope that cinnamon might eventually be used to improve mental performance in the elderly and anyone with test anxiety.
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