SCI Rep: exercise may enhance the body's memory like caffeine

February 2, 2020 / BIOON / -- even a brisk walk of only 20 minutes can refresh the working memory of the body as much as a cup of morning coffee; recently, a report published in the international journal scientific reports In the previous study, scientists from institutions such as the University of Western Ontario found that exercise / exercise may help reduce the side effects of caffeine withdrawal, such as headache, fatigue and paranoia Photo source: Jeff Renaud / Western news working memory is an instant storage and The ability to manipulate information, such as the list of goods we remember when we go shopping in the store, etc.; the researchers said that coffee and exercise can improve specific aspects of the body's cognitive ability, such as attention and alertness, independently, but the two energy "boosters" have never been compared; the researchers tested a group of aerobic exercise (fast walking on a treadmill for 20 minutes) and a coffee shop Caffeine in the body's working memory, they found that compared with caffeine, fast walking seems to be better The research results of non caffeine consumers and caffeine consumers are the same, which is very important for some people who consume coffee and energy drinks Researchers Morava explained that it's OK for healthy individuals to take two cups of coffee a day, because it doesn't have a negative impact on most of the physiological functions of the body of the consumers However, for special groups, the intake of caffeine seems to be problematic, so for such groups, they should reduce or limit the intake of caffeine; these special groups include anxiety disorders Patients, muscle tremors and pregnant women who consume a lot of caffeine are also more vulnerable to the negative effects of caffeine, such as those who consume more than four cups of coffee a day Finally, the researchers said that whether or not it is recommended in medicine, reducing caffeine intake may not be a simple task, but exercise seems to be able to improve it; if people have withdrawal symptoms, a vigorous fast walk may be able to reduce some symptoms of patients Original source: Morava, A., Fagan, M.J & praviassis, H effects of cafe and actual aerobic exercise on working memory and cafe withrawal SCI rep 9, 1964 (2019) Doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56251-y