The habit of Chewing Gum Makes the brain Slow and Not remain alert

The habit of Chewing Gum Makes the brain Slow and Not remain alert

jakarta, to keep the maximum physical performance and alertness levels remain high, many people consume energy drinks or drinks isotonik, whereas side effects of both types of beverages is also quite large. it goes without dizzy-dizzy, a new study finds that simple but surefire way of chewing gum.studies conducted research team from japan suggests that the chewing activity, whether it's chewing gum, as well as deodorizing kuaci candy breath can accelerate the reactions and the level of vigilance, including athletic performance improves a person.the conclusion obtained after investigators asked for 17 participants to watch a video. in the video footage will be presented for the cue-specific visual cues and participants are asked to react to it by pressing a trigger that was gripped by each participant.each participant performed the same activity repeatedly, but there was that while chewing gum and some are not.as a result, chewing gum speeds up the reaction of participants to 7 percent or an average of 36 milli seconds (a thousandth of a second). it is possible for a layman, that number is not so important but researchers revealed that a baseball ball takes less than half an hour to move from the hand of the thrower (pitcher) to glove catcher (catcher).in other words, in various types of sports, milli seconds is a real difference between a good player and exceptional."when you chew, your jaw muscles will stimulate certain parts in the brain, including the premotor cortex. but if stimulated, the cortex will be directly preparing the brain to do the movements and reactions, both of which contribute to a better motor performance, "frank researcher yoshiyuki hirano, a ph.d. from the university of chiba, japan.amazingly, according to hirano, you just have to chew for 10 seconds to mengaktivasikan parts of the brain that are responsible for the increase in physical performance."so next time when you are going to compete or perform activities that need vigilance high, make sure you're ready with gum in your mouth. an increase in the reaction will last up to 15 minutes after you stop chewing, "pungkas hirano was quoted as saying of menshealth, tuesday (26/2/2013).(vta/vta )
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