WASHINGTON – Ever forget where you parked your car? Or the name of the person you just met?
You may be doing too much multitasking.
A new British study finds people who chewed flavorless gum had a harder time memorizing a list of letters and numbers than those who didn’t chew.
Researchers from Cardiff University think the motion involved in chewing deters the brain’s ability to memorize serial lists, according to .
The study challenges the idea that chewing gum improves your memory.
It takes about 8 seconds of intense focus to remember a piece of information.
Researchers suggest creating a mental picture to help you remember things and create a story around the information to try to remember it.
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