For example, one study examined three varying doses of walnuts (2, 6, and 9%) for effectiveness in reversing age-sensitive deficiencies in motor ability as well as cognitive ability (MWM) in Fisher 344 rats (Willis et al., 2008). Results suggested that moderate consumption of walnuts in aged rats could reverse the outcomes on cognitive as well as motor performance due to age (Willis et al., 2008). Additionally, discoveries from a laboratory proposed that cognitive ability in aged rats enhanced through the consumption of walnuts (6%) in diets that were equal to the suggested intake of 1oz/day for humans (Poulose et al., 2012). Intakes of 6% or 9% walnuts in diets (equal to 1 oz or 1.5 oz walnuts intake each day for humans) remediated memory loss, enhanced motor skills along with learning, as well as refined anxiety behaviors in AD mouse model (Muthaiyah et al., 2014). Performance was fairly alike to the control diet Wt mice (Muthaiyah et al., 2014).
In this study, I examined how properties of walnuts in general (without targeting a specific phytochemical) can reverse or improve memory loss in C57BL/6J control model mice with c.548GTKI strain. I studied three doses of walnuts, corn, and a mixture of both corn and walnuts (3g walnuts, 3g corn, 1.5/1.5 walnuts & corn). I hypothesized that consumption of walnuts reduces memory loss in dementia mouse model. Consumption of walnuts reduces memory in dementia mouse model, which in turn means that mice fed a diet including walnuts complete the maze sooner than mice fed a control