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Do you know you can improve your intelligence? All you need to do is get smart about what you eat, suggests a new study in mice.

According to the study, conducted by US researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, dietary nutrients found in a wide range of foods from infant formula to eggs increase brain synapses and improve cognitive abilities.

For the study researchers gave the mice various combinations of three compounds needed for healthy brain membranes: choline, found in eggs; uridine monophosphate (UMP) found in beets; and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oils.

Other mice were given none of these to serve as baseline.

Researchers then checked them for cognitive changes four weeks later and found that the mice given choline with UMP and/or DHA showed cognitive improvements in tasks thought to be relevant to gerbils, such as navigating mazes.

After the tests, the researchers dissected the mouse brains and found biochemical evidence that there was more than the usual amount of brain synapse activity, which was consistent with behaviours indicating higher intelligence.

Researcher believed that their finding could help human being to improve the intelligence level.