Drinking beer improves your memory
I don't know about you, but after a couple beers, I'm not exactly the sharpest tool in the box. However, recent research seems to suggest that beer is better for your brain than you might think -- as low to moderate alcohol consumption apparently enhances your memory.
The science behind why this is true isn't exactly easy to follow -- but, essentially, consuming alcohol reportedly enhances activity in one part of a receptor that's located in an area of the brain that's critical to memory. So, when researchers gave alcohol to rats (about the equivalent of one or two drinks per day for a human, depending on your size), they discovered that the rats performed better in memory testing.
Which means, says one scientist, that even though people often drink to "drown sorrows," consuming alcohol "could actually paradoxically promote traumatic memories." Bummer.
On the other hand, I guess this also means that if you're having a couple pleasant drinks every afternoon, you're going to be a little more on the ball than if you went teetotal. This is such great news, I think I'm going to go celebrate -- with a beer!
Off season is so much fun. 'Clink'um and Drink'um'
7 comments:
Hmm, I wonder where the point is that it turns though. Where it might impare your memory?
A fine line...:-)
that is some fantastic news!
Hmm, I might not show this breaking news to my husband.
Funny, when I drink beer I have TROUBLE remembering what happened after I drank it. Although I tend to surpass the 2 drink maximum.
So is that memory trigger effect why I always want to write while I'm drunk, or is that to be chalked up to the "boozing writer" stereotype?
Make mine a Leinies Honey Weiss!
Tell me you weren't running the Chicago marathon this past weekend!
Best news I've heard all day!! Pass me a Sammy will ya? :-)
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