The effects of a confectionery snack on attention in young boys

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 333-340

  Busch, Caroline R ^a,b   Taylor, Holly A ^a   Kanarek, Robin B ^a   Holcomb, Phillip J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Army Soldier Systems Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Carbohydrate; Children; Cognition; Snacks

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISION;

EID: 0036855520     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00882-X     Document Type: Article

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