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A Cocoa Brain Boost Comes From Sensation Not Digestion: A new study finds it's not absorption, but the sensation of astringency that instantly "fires" the brain's arousal center. This suggests a food's sensory properties, not just its nutrients, provide a direct pathway for regulating brain function

The cocoa brain boost isn't from digestion but from its astringent sensation firing a key brain system, a new study finds.

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