Boost your memory with a nasal spray

One of the most popular science projects deals with experiments to help boost the memory skills of human beings. People eat foods that are supposed to boost memory such as Almonds. They take supplements with herbs that are said to enhance brain activity. They even practice mental exercises to keep the brain cells sharp.

And now they will be able to get smarter by merely using a nasal spray. Researchers working with Christian Benedict at the Institute for Neuroendrocrinology in Munster in Germany may just have developed the ultimate memory booster in the form of a nasal spray. The spray is said to improve transfer of information from short term memory to long term memory.

The key ingredient in the nasal spray is interleukin-6 or IL-6. This is essentially a neurotransmitter which is produced naturally in the body. The memory boosting spray was to be sniffed at before sleeping. And the next day the participants in the experiment were asked to recall words that they had read the day before in short stories.

The researchers found that those members of the experiments who had received a dose of the nasal spray containing IL-6 were much better at remember the words they had read the previous day than the ones who had not been sprayed with it. Sometimes science projects can have very real and practical uses instantly.