Effect of an afternoon confectionery snack on cognitive processes critical to learning

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 344-352

  Mahoney, Caroline R ^a   Taylor, Holly A ^a   Kanarek, Robin B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Carbohydrate; Cognition; Snacks

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33846629978     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.09.033     Document Type: Article

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