Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Chewing gum five minutes before a test helps students perform better as compared to non-chewing gum takers, a new study has found.
Serge Onyper from the St. Lawrence University, conducted a study that showed that students who chewed gum for five minutes before taking a test did better on the test than non-gum-chewing students.
"Mastication-induced arousal" is credited for the boost, which lasted for about the first 20 minutes or so of testing.
A "battery of cognitive tasks" was given to the study participants, who chewed gum either prior to or throughout testing. Their performance was then compared with subjects who did not chew gum.
Many studies have shown that any type of physical activity can produce a performance boost, but this study points out that even mild physical activity can bring on such a boost.
Chewing gum gave the subjects multiple advantages, but only when chewed for five minutes before testing, not for the duration of the test. Benefits persisted for the first 15 to 20 minutes of testing only.
According to Onyper, the possible reason the benefits didn't continue throughout testing may be due to "a sharing of resources by cognitive and masticatory processes".
The study has been published in the journal Appetite. (ANI)
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