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How Sweet Is It, Really? The Anomalous Effects Of Glucose At Retrieval, Sarah A. Gillott
How Sweet Is It, Really? The Anomalous Effects Of Glucose At Retrieval, Sarah A. Gillott
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151 participants gave free recall and probed response memories for best kisses and The Lion King. Blood-glucose levels were manipulated at retrieval with glucose (50g) or saccharin (35mg) in the form of a lemonade drink. Memories for best kisses were more elaborate than memories for The Lion King. This may be due to the fact that best kiss memories were rated as more arousing than film memories. Regardless, high blood-glucose levels as a result of glucose consumption significantly impaired autobiographical kiss memory, yet enhanced semantic memory for The …