The Independent reports on research that indicates that brain plasticity is improved by the availability of magnesium to the brain.
"The international team of researchers from MIT, Tel Aviv University (TAU), Tsinghua University in Beijing and University of Toronto found an increase in 'brain magnesium enhances both short-term synaptic facilitation and long-term potentiation (LTP) and improves learning and memory functions.'"Said Inna Slusky, PhD:
"We are really pleased with the positive results of our studies, but on the negative side, we've also been able to show that today's over-the-counter magnesium supplements don't really work. They do not get into the brain."Supplements not being effective, the alternative is eating magnesium-rich foods such as spinach, almonds, cashews, soybeans, oatmeal, halibut and even chocolate pudding.
See the actual study in Neuron.
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