Chewing gum and concentration performance.
The effect of chewing gum on performance was examined. Four Grade 3 (8- to 9-year-olds) classes in a German primary school participated; 2 class-es chewed gum during a 16-min. concentration test. Chewing gum had a significant and positive effect on concentration performance.
Tänzer
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University of Oldenburg, Therapy Centre Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. uwe.taenzer@uni-oldenburg.de
von Fintel
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Eikermann
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D000124:Achievement; D001288:Attention; D002638:Chewing Gum; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011597:Psychomotor Performance
D002638:Chewing Gum