Studies have shown that poorly ventilated places actually affect cognition and mental performance.

研究显示通风不良的场所会影响认知和心理表现。

Caffeine isn't a blanket solution to all your cognitive needs, but it can have a significant impact on your mental performance.

咖啡因不能包治百症地满足你所有的认知需求，但可以对你的精神表现产生重大影响。

And so for me, I wanna improve my own focus and reduce brain fog and just generally increase my mental performance.

所以对我来说，我想提升自己的注意力，减少脑雾，改善我的精神表现。

For example, sometimes people take adderall in the hopes that it will boost their mental performance.

例如，有时人们服用阿得拉希望能提高他们的智力表现。

Physical activity enhances cognition due to the increased blood flow throughout the body, providing your brain with more oxygen and increasing mental performance.

运动能提升认知能力，主要是因为血流量增加而当身体血流量增加，大脑的供氧量也随之增加进而提升精神。

One argument in its defence is that caffeine improves mental performance: a drink of tea or coffee can perk you up and help you focus on work.

喝一杯茶或者咖啡能提神也帮助你集中精力工作。