One question still to be studied is how only a few hours of training can still be effective after 10 years. The study appears in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Im Christopher Cruise.
And Im Anna Matteo. You are listening to As It Is from the Learning English.
We just heard how mental exercises and training can keep your memory working at full speed. But did you know that some common, everyday drinks can also improve your long-term memory?
Study Finds Caffeine Improves Long-Term Memory
Many people say they cannot start their day without first having a cup of coffee or tea. People say these drinks help them think clearly and feel more awake. This is because of caffeine, a substance found in some plants. Caffeine helps to give a jump start to the nervous system.
?Now, a report says it may also improve long-term memory. The report was published earlier this year in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
Mike Yassa is a neurobiology professor at the University of California, Irvine. He and other researchers wanted to know if caffeine could improve a persons memory.
They asked a group of individuals to learn something new. Then, the same people were given caffeine, the active ingredient in coffee, tea and chocolate. Professor Yassa explains.
So after you learn anything, it takes some time for that memory to strengthen and become resistant to forgetting. And over the first 24 hours is actually where most of the forgetting happens. So that is where we wanted to intervene with caffeine and see if we can help reduce this forgetting to some extent.
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