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| Janet BryanSummaryAffiliation: University of South Australia Country: Australia Publications
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Psychological effects of dietary components of tea: caffeine and L-theanineJanet Bryan
School of Psychology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia
Nutr Rev 66:82-90. 2008....
Relationships between tea and other beverage consumption to work performance and moodJanet Bryan
School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, Magill Campus, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Appetite 58:339-46. 2012..The findings suggest that beverage intake may have a role in optimising work-related psychological states and performance...
Dairy consumption and working memory performance in overweight and obese adultsGeorgina E Crichton
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, G P O Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Appetite 59:34-40. 2012..Increasing the dairy intake of habitually low dairy consumers may have the potential to improve working memory...
Saccharide effects on cognition and well-being in middle-aged adults: a randomized controlled trialTalitha Best
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Dev Neuropsychol 35:66-80. 2010..The potential for these nutrients to optimize cognitive function and well-being in older adults warrants ongoing investigation...
Chronic effects of a wild green oat extract supplementation on cognitive performance in older adults: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trialRachel H X Wong
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Nutrients 4:331-42. 2012..This study investigated whether regular daily WGOE supplementation would result in sustained cognitive improvements...
Association between dietary saccharide intake and self-reported memory performance in middle-aged adultsTalitha Best
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Br J Nutr 101:93-9. 2009..Thus, longer-term intakes of saccharides through the usual diet may be positively related to perceived memory performance in mid-life...
Metabolic syndrome, cognitive performance, and dementiaGeorgina E Crichton
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
J Alzheimers Dis 30:S77-87. 2012..Limitations in the literature include the lack of standardized nomenclature for cognitive variables, the use of multiple MetS definitions, and the difficulty in differentiating the adverse effects of multiple risk factors on cognition...
Long-term dietary intervention trials: critical issues and challengesGeorgina E Crichton
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Trials 13:111. 2012....
A role for dietary saccharide intake in cognitive performanceTalitha Best
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Nutr Neurosci 10:113-20. 2007..The current study investigated the relationship between dietary intake of saccharides and cognitive performance...
Influences of micronutrient and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on cognition, learning, and behavior: methodological considerations and implications for children and adolescents in developed societiesLauren J Frensham
Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, The University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
Nutr Rev 70:594-610. 2012..These studies should ideally include blood sample analyses to help determine if nutritional status influences the response to supplementation and whether changes in blood status account for effects on cognition and behavior...
Acute effects of an Avena sativa herb extract on responses to the Stroop Color-Word testNarelle M Berry
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
J Altern Complement Med 17:635-7. 2011..This study investigated whether Neuravena(®), an oat herb extract, could acutely improve responses to the Stroop Color-Word test, a measure of attention and concentration and the ability to maintain task focus...
Dairy intake and cognitive health in middle-aged South AustraliansGeorgina E Crichton
School of Psychology, and Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 19:161-71. 2010..Consumption of low fat dairy foods may decrease the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and all cardiovascular risk factors linked with increased probability of cognitive impairment...
Review of dairy consumption and cognitive performance in adults: findings and methodological issuesGeorgina E Crichton
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 30:352-61. 2010..Diet is a modifiable factor that could be targeted as an appropriate intervention to optimise cognitive health and well-being in ageing...
Assessing cognitive impairment following strokeMichelle N McDonnell
Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 33:945-53. 2011..Results suggest that exercise may have the potential to improve cognition in long-term stroke survivors and that these tests are sensitive measures of poststroke cognition...
Effects of saccharides on brain function and cognitive performanceTalitha Best
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Nutr Rev 63:409-18. 2005..Because the effects of saccharide supplementation on cognitive performance are likely to be subtle, future investigations will face various methodological challenges, not the least of which is the need for sensitive outcome measures...
Effect of supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids and micronutrients on learning and behavior problems associated with child ADHDNatalie Sinn
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Reasearch Organization Human Nutrition, Adelaide, South Australia
J Dev Behav Pediatr 28:82-91. 2007..Due to unreturned questionnaires, data were only available for 104 children...
Adult age differences in strategy use during verbal fluency performanceDonna L Hughes
CSIRO, Health Sciences and Nutrition, Adelaide, SA, Australia
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 24:642-54. 2002..In general, both fluency tasks relied on verbal ability and articulation speed, and excluded letter fluency performance relied more on speed and executive function than did initial letter fluency, especially for older adults...
Symptom experience in Australian men and women in midlifeEva Calvaresi
CSIRO, Division of Health Sciences and Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Adelaide, BC 5000, SA, Australia
Maturitas 44:225-36. 2003....
The effect of self-initiated weight-loss dieting on working memory: the role of preoccupying cognitionsLouise Vreugdenburg
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Australia
Appetite 41:291-300. 2003..Dieters reported higher levels of preoccupying cognitions which mediated the relationship between dieting status and functioning of the central executive and phonological loop, and the phonological store in particular...
Effect of a 12-mo micronutrient intervention on learning and memory in well-nourished and marginally nourished school-aged children: 2 parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled studies in Australia and IndonesiaSaskia J M Osendarp
Unilever Food and Health Research Institute UFHRI, Unilever R and D, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 86:1082-93. 2007..Little is known about the combined effect of micronutrients and essential fatty acids on cognitive function in school-aged children...
Ginkgo biloba: no robust effect on cognitive abilities or mood in healthy young or older adultsNicholas R Burns
Department of Psychology, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5005
Hum Psychopharmacol 21:27-37. 2006..There were no side effects unequivocally attributable to treatment with ginkgo and those reported by participants in the ginkgo groups were mild and similar to those reported elsewhere...
The assessment of cognitive performance in children: considerations for detecting nutritional influencesDonna Hughes
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health Sciences and Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Adelaide BC, South Australia, 5000
Nutr Rev 61:413-22. 2003....
Nutrients for cognitive development in school-aged childrenJanet Bryan
CSIRO, Health Sciences and Nutrition, GPO Box 10041, Adelaide BC, South Australia, 5000
Nutr Rev 62:295-306. 2004....
Short-term folate, vitamin B-12 or vitamin B-6 supplementation slightly affects memory performance but not mood in women of various agesJanet Bryan
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health Sciences and Nutrition, Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, 5000 Australia
J Nutr 132:1345-56. 2002..Supplementation had a significant positive effect on some measures of memory performance only, and no effect on mood. Dietary intake status was associated with speed of processing, recall and recognition and verbal ability...
