Focusing on how stressful your day will be may hurt your mindset for the whole day, according to new research. Investigators from Penn State found that when study participants woke up feeling like the day ahead would be stressful, their working memory, which helps people learn and retain information even when they’re distracted, was lower… Continue reading Expecting A Stressful Day May Temporarily Lower Cognitive Abilities
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Peppermint Tea & the Aroma of Rosemary Can Improve Your Memory
Peppermint tea can improve long-term and working memory and in healthy adults. This is the finding of a study by Dr Mark Moss, Robert Jones and Lucy Moss of Northumbria University who presented their research in April 2016 at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Nottingham in the UK. At the same conference, Lauren… Continue reading Peppermint Tea & the Aroma of Rosemary Can Improve Your Memory