Blood Glucose levels impact on the cognitive functions research submitted

Manama, May 14 (BNA): Dr. Rima Abdul Razzak, Associate Professor at the department of Physiology, Medical College at Arabian Gulf University (AGU), has submitted a first of its kind research paper on the impact of blood glucose on the cognition by measuring the (Susceptibility of perception of vertical to blood glucose fluctuations in healthy young adults). This paper was presented at the International Psychological Applications and Trends InPACT in Zagreb-Croatia. Dr. Rima’s research tackled the impact of blood glucose level on the vertical fluctuations test. This research aimed to learn more about the impact of the blood glucose level on the human’s cognitive functions including memory and attention based on the vertical gravity, that is considered as a base of human balance. The paper is considered as the first of its kind internationally that study the effects of glucose on the vertical perception of the cognitive state. The research strived to measure the vertical perception, which is a test seeks to determine the reading accuracy of the cognitive effect of blood glucose, through a computerised interactive application that displays a curved line requires adjustment vertically by the computer mouse. To ensure if the blood glucose affects the cognitive level or not, it depends on the researcher’s accuracy in adjusting the curved line to the vertical centre level (0 vertically). A research sample of 46 young adult was divided into two groups during conducting the study. The first group of 31 individual were tested during 6 hours of their last meal, while the other group were fasting for 8 hours at least. The research recomended to have healthy foods that contain sustainable nutritional value instead of nutritional value with high levels of sugar. A book titled “Recent Trends and Applications in Psychological Sciences”, which contains the academic papers published during the conference, will be published.