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Glucose Intake Improves Executive Attention

Jiayan Liu 1, Kotaro Yamashiro 1, and Yuji Ikegaya 1,2,3
1. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
2. Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
3. Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

Abstract—Glucose is the essential energy source for brain, and glucose consumption is reported to be beneficial in multiple cognitive brain functions. However, it was unclear that if oral glucose intake has any effect on improving executive attention in human subjects. In this study, we firstly investigated the effect of one-shot intake of 29 g glucose on executive attention in human subjects using an internet-based Stroop color and word test (SCWT). The time interference score, defined by the reaction times in the SCWT under three different rules, was significantly lower in the glucose intake group than in the control group. The error rate in the color patch condition of the SCWT was also significantly lower in the glucose group. These results suggest that glucose enhances executive attention.
 
Index Terms—glucose, Stroop color and word test, attention, neuropsychological assessment

Cite: Jiayan Liu, Kotaro Yamashiro, and Yuji Ikegaya, "Glucose Intake Improves Executive Attention," International Journal of Learning and Teaching, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 136-139, June 2022. doi: 10.18178/ijlt.8.2.136-139

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