Coffee is the new ‘memory tonic’

By BECKY SHEASBY Students, pick up that coffee mug. If you don’t drink a morning cup of java, you might want to reconsider. New research shows that it might have a surprising perk that would be especially helpful for students. Research conducted by psychologists and neuroscientists at John Hopkins University shows that coffee helps boost the brain’s “pattern separation” performance, which means it helps with a person’s memory. Pattern separation … Continued