The first experiment I found was a researcher named Amy Kraft. She conducted an experiment where two groups of twenty people listened to a thirty minute recording of number sequences. After listening, the participants were asked to remember the sequence. The group that chewed gum had a higher accuracy rate and faster reaction time that the non gum chewers. Those chewing gum also maintained focus longer. The study is in the Journal of Psychology- and contradicts a 2012 study that found gum chewing decreased short-term memory performance. The researchers also said that gum increases the flow of oxygen to regions of the brain responsible for attention. More oxygen can keep people alert and improve their reflexes. Researchers also show that …show more content…
It focused on four studys and this is that they said about it. Recent evidence has indicated that chewing gum can enhance attention, as well as promoting well-being and work performance. Four studies (two experiments and two intervention studies) examined the robustness of and mechanisms for these effects. Study 1 investigated the acute effect of gum on mood in the absence of task performance. Study 2 examined the effect of rate and force of chewing on mood and attention performance. Study 3 assessed the effects of chewing gum during one working day on well-being and performance, as well as postwork mood and cognitive performance. In Study 4, performance and well-being were reported throughout the workday and at the end of the day, and heart rate and cortisol were measured. Under experimental conditions, gum was associated with higher alertness regardless of whether performance tasks were completed and altered sustained attention. Rate of

chewing and subjective force of chewing did not alter mood but had some limited effects on attention. Chewing gum during the workday was associated with higher productivity and fewer cognitive problems, raised cortisol levels in the morning, and did not affect heart rate. The results emphasise that chewing gum can attenuate reductions in alertness, suggesting that chewing gum enhances worker