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To: T Minus Four
Never thought of using FR for a science fair project data! Good move.

Me: Right handed, right thumb

Number 1 Kiddlet: Right handed, right thumb

Number 2 Kiddlet: Right handed, left thumb

Hubby: Right hand, right thumb

My son's project last year was "Does sugar increase your short term memory?" He had fasting subjects look at ten 6 digit numbers, wait 5 minutes, and rewrite them. Later he had them drink a can of lemonade, wait a half hour and take the test again with different numbers.

I was shocked at how much more I could remember after a sugar load. 2 the first time, 7 the second. It made a big difference for most people.

Little did I know those donut laden all nighters in college led to my grades to be dependent on my donut intake!

227 posted on 02/17/2005 7:34:27 PM PST by lizma
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To: lizma
I was shocked at how much more I could remember after a sugar load. 2 the first time, 7 the second. It made a big difference for most people.

Did he try reversing it, doing the sugar-loaded trial first? Or do two trials, without sugar loading, to test the effects of practice?

Another fun variant is doing backward digit-span tests, where they have to repeat the sequence in reverse. This ties into mental processing rather than just memory.

340 posted on 02/17/2005 8:37:12 PM PST by Gondring (They can have my Bill of Rights when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!)
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