Habitual tea drinking modulates brain efficiency: evidence from brain connectivity evaluation

2019 Jun 14   Aging   Li J, Romero-Garcia R, Suckling J, Feng L.

Our study comprehensively investigated the effects of tea drinking on brain connectivity at both global and regional scales using multi-modal imaging data (i.e., functional and structural imaging) and provided the first compelling evidence that tea drinking positively contributes to brain structure making network organization more efficient. Our study suggests that tea drinking is effective in preventing (slowing) or ameliorating cognitive decline and that tea drinking might be a simple lifestyle choice that benefits brain health.