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http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Multivitamin-supplements-boost-brain-function-say-UK-researchers

A brand new article citing research studies (three) with typical kids and adults.

Improved cognitive performance, from lame commercial vitamins, even, after just a few weeks of taking them!

more citations below

1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2885294/
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 July; 211(1): 55–68.
Published online 2010 May 8. doi:
PMCID: PMC2885294
Effects of high-dose B vitamin complex with vitamin C and minerals on subjective mood and performance in healthy males

2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18507881
British Journal of Nutrition
2008 Nov;100(5):1086-96.
Cognitive and mood effects in healthy children during 12 weeks' supplementation with multi-vitamin/minerals.

3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16269019
Eur J Clin Invest. 2005 Nov;35(11):691-9.
Cognitive and physiological effects of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in healthy subjects.

above three are cited in the above article, and these I dug up.

4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15585782
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2004 Dec;80(6):1650-7.
Cognitive aging, childhood intelligence, and the use of food supplements: possible involvement of n-3 fatty acids.

5) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20737518
Hum Psychopharmacol. 2010 Aug;25(6):448-61.
Effects of a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement on cognitive function and fatigue during extended multi-tasking.

6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11527656
Nutrition. 2001 Sep;17(9):709-12.
Effect of vitamin and trace-element supplementation on cognitive function in elderly subjects.