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What Type of Nutrition Has Been Associated with Better Cognitive

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What type of nutrition has been associated with better cognitive functioning and greater brain volume? What type of nutrition has been connected to poorer cognitive outcomes?


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Executive Functioning

Cognitive processes that include planning, making decisions, implementing strategies, inhibiting inappropriate behaviors, and using working memory to process information.

Stroop Effect

demonstrates the cognitive interference where a delay in the reaction time of a task occurs due to a mismatch in stimuli; for example, the word "red" printed in blue ink.

Susceptibility

The likelihood or tendency to be influenced or harmed by a particular condition or phenomenon.

Distractors

Stimuli that divert attention away from the primary task or target, often leading to decreased performance.

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