2.3. Neuropsychological Assessments
cognitive flexibility [The TMT-B
The Stroop test measures the ability to inhibit cognitive interference, attention, processing speed, cognitive flexibility [The TMT-B requires individuals to connect 25 encircled numbers and letters in numerical and alphabetical order [The participants completed the Stroop test and TMT-B with one minute of rest in between each test and each set. In total, the participants underwent 3 sets of Stroop and TMT-B tests at each time point. The median value was taken as the value for each respective time point. During baseline visits 2 and 4, the participants completed the 3 sets of the Stroop and TMT-B tests twice with a 10 min break in between. The two median values from these two timepoints in visits 2 and 4 were averaged and used in the statistical analyses as the participants’ baseline. During visits 3 and 5, the participants completed the 3 sets of the Stroop and TMT-B tests at baseline/pre (before supplement ingestion), 1 h, 2 h, and 3 h post-ingestion of their respective supplements.