Study: Drinking Two Beers Makes You Clever
Apr-14 2012 / 20:14 EDT

Study: Drinking Two Beers Makes You Clever via @zite:

If you're hung up on a brain-twizzling problem, crack a brew. A new study from the University of Illinois suggest that, contrary to common belief, alcohol's buzz might actually improve your problem-solving skills.

A team from the University of Illinois at Chicago and led by Professor Jennifer Wiley believes that inebriation might enhance the mind's "working memory capacity." This is how well one pays attention to a specific subject. "It's the ability to remember one thing while you're...