the act of making the decision left them with less willpower, as measured afterward in a test of how long they could squeeze a hand grip. Again and again, the sugar restored willpower, but the artificial sweetener had no effect.
the act of making the decision left them with less willpower, as measured afterward in a test of how long they could squeeze a hand grip.
Again and again, the sugar restored willpower, but the artificial sweetener had no effect.
You can see a difference in grip strength following arduous decision making, and consuming glucose restores willpower?
I am aware that cognition is not magic, but I still find these results pretty amazing!
Sure. Some random previous discussions:
http://lesswrong.com/lw/1yn/what_would_you_do_if_blood_glucose_theory_of/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/2y2/willpower_not_a_limited_resource/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/10x/the_physiology_of_willpower/
The mind is what the brain does, in all truth.
Less surprising perhaps is “Acute hypoglycemia impairs nonverbal intelligence: importance of avoiding ceiling effects in cognitive function testing.”; PDF%20Diabetes%20Care%20raven%20alice%20heim%20hypoglycaemia.pdf)
You can see a difference in grip strength following arduous decision making, and consuming glucose restores willpower?
I am aware that cognition is not magic, but I still find these results pretty amazing!
Sure. Some random previous discussions:
http://lesswrong.com/lw/1yn/what_would_you_do_if_blood_glucose_theory_of/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/2y2/willpower_not_a_limited_resource/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/10x/the_physiology_of_willpower/
The mind is what the brain does, in all truth.
Less surprising perhaps is “Acute hypoglycemia impairs nonverbal intelligence: importance of avoiding ceiling effects in cognitive function testing.”; PDF%20Diabetes%20Care%20raven%20alice%20heim%20hypoglycaemia.pdf)