Masticatory function and cognitive function.
Published in Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica • Nov 1, 2010
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Authors:,,
Kin-Ya Kubo
Yukiko Ichihashi
Chika Kurata
Abstract
Recent studies have suggest that masticatory (chewing) function is useful for maintaining neurocognitive function in the elderly. For example, a reduced ability to masticate, such as that resulting from toothlessness or soft-diet feeding, causes learning and memory deficits in aged animals and patho...
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