It's 3am on a Tuesday morning. The sun will not be rising
for another three hours. However, I am up and about. I silently go downstairs
from my loft room, avoiding the squeaking panels while ducking from the heavy
oak beams which run at an eye level.
Before freshening up, I head to the kitchen and prep for a
hot cup of coffee. And then, I sit down for a last revision.
This was my routine for all the Board exams - 10th, 12th and
University.
Engulfed with darkness and quiet helped me concentrate. I
would spend these last few hours memorizing the most important facts (I was
really bad at rote learning).
Just as I would be heading out the door, mom would offer me
a spoonful of sweetened curd. This is an ancient custom prevalent throughout
India before setting out for some important work such as exams or interviews. Speaking Tree rationalizes that it helps you remain
cool, collected and energized when setting out to accomplish an important task.
Now scientists are endorsing that my sweet fetish has
"a small side benefit." A study published in the journal HumanPsychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental showed the combination of caffeine, and
glucose can improve the efficiency of brain activity.
a combination of caffeine and glucose has beneficial effects on attention (sequential reaction time tasks) and learning and on the consolidation of verbal memory, none of which were observed when the substances were consumed separately.
What I understood was this --
While I should stop getting
friends to steal lumps of sugar for me from the order-desk at PVR Cinemas,
dropping them into my coffee cup will make sure I remember the plot points and
dialogues for tearing apart in my blog review later.
For the rest of you, it means your brain will be more
efficient under the combined effect of the two substances, since it needs fewer
resources to produce the same level of performance than required by those who
only consume unsweetened coffee or suck on sugar cubes.
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