date:May 11, 2012
at fundamental aspects of STM recall of both order and item identity are in fact impaired by chewing gum,said the researchers.
It is striking that none of the studies that have examined the effects of chewing gum on STM have employed the classic test of STM capacity that is the reproduction of a short sequence of items,they continued.
Method
The study used three tests to determine the impact of chewing gum on STM.
Firstly, around 40 students were asked to chew flavourless gum vigorous