Japanese scientists have tested how the process of chewing affects the reaction and thinking process of people, and came to the conclusion that it improves the perception and assimilation of information and speeds up the reaction to it during work.
For this experiment, researchers at the National University of Radiological Sciences in Japan divided volunteers of both sexes into two groups. Participants of the first passed a special test, chewing tasteless chewing gum, the second - without it. During the test, the volunteers responded to commands on the screen and pressed the corresponding buttons with their thumbs. Their brain activity was constantly monitored with the help of a tomograph.
As a result, it turned out that those of the participants who chewed chewing gum reacted and made decisions much faster than those who performed the same tasks with an empty mouth. Only 493 milliseconds were enough for the "chewing" volunteers to make a decision, while the participants of the second group - 545.
"Our results show that chewing increases attention and motor control. It can be concluded that chewing improves the perception and absorption of information and speeds up reaction to it during work," say the National Institute of Radiological Sciences of Japan .
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