New research shows that chewing gum can improve your memory. One of the first studies they did was in 2002, researchers took seventy five adults and split them into three different groups. The first group chewed gum for a twenty minute test of memory and attention. The second group mimicked the chewing, and the third group didn't chew at all. Researchers found that people who chewed gum scored better on long term and short term memory tests. The explanation for these findings are the brain activity in the hippo campus increases while people chew. So this might be a factor in improved memory. Also chewing can increase heart rate and increase blood flow which delivers more oxygen to the brain. A recent study in 2009 stated that not only gum improves memory but any type of candy. They had students volunteer to test whether word recall was improved chewing gum or cinnamon candy. They found that there was no difference in the groups and it might be that having your mouth moving while learning can help cue up your memory. http://www.divinecaroline.com/22177/81478-chewing-gum-improve-memory--say
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