Research has found that drinking green tea can boost brain power and cognitive functions. A study showed that subjects performed better on working memory tasks after ingesting green tea extract, and MRI scans detected increased connectivity in brain regions involved in working memory. Additional research suggests green tea may help treat cognitive impairment associated with conditions like dementia. Green tea is high in antioxidants and polyphenols that are beneficial for brain health.

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2. • According an article
published by Science Daily
regarding the positive effects
green tea has on one’s
health, “Now, researchers
are reporting first evidence
that green tea extract
enhances the cognitive
functions, in particular the
working memory,” (University
of Basel, Green Tea Extract
Boosts Your Brain Power).

3. • In addition, the academic
journal,
Psychopharmacology, has
published their recent
findings suggest green tea
is beneficial for cognitive
impairment treatment in
psychiatric disorders like
dementia.

4. • In the past, ingredients within
green tea have been used for
cancer research and to study
how antioxidants play a role
in one’s health, as green tea is
loaded with polyphenols like
catechins and flavonoids.
• But, now scientists are
recognizing that drinking
green tea has a profoundly
positive impact on the human
brain.

5. • According to Science Daily’s article:
• “In a new study, the researcher teams of Prof. Christoph Beglinger from the
University Hospital of Basel and Prof. Stefan Borgwardt from the Psychiatric
University Clinics found that green tea extract increases the brain’s effective
connectivity, meaning the causal influence that one brain area exerts over
another. This effect on connectivity also led to improvement in actual
cognitive performance: Subjects tested significantly better for working
memory tasks after the admission of green tea extract,” (University of Basel,
Green Tea Extract Boosts Your Brain Power).

6. • Volunteers during this
study were healthy
males who were given a
soft drink that contained
several gram soft green
tea extract. They were
then asked to solve
working memory tasks
after the green tea was
ingested.

7. • Scientists analyzed
through MRI’s
(magnetic
resonance imaging)
how brain activity
was affected, which
showed an increase
connectivity
between the
parietal and frontal
cortex of the brain.

8. • According to Science Daily,
“The research results suggest
promising clinical implications:
Modeling effective
connectivity among frontal and
parietal brain regions during
working memory processing
might help to assess the
efficacy of green tea for the
treatment of cognitive
impairments,” (University of
Basel, Green Tea Extract
Boosts Your Brain Power).

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