Genius BCAA's (by The Genius Brand) ability to improve cognitive ability is rated as 2.2 out of 3. This rating means the evidence is mixed on the product's ability to deliver on this claim. While some of the evidence supports its use, other evidence does not. Using Genius BCAA to improve cognitive ability may lead to positive results. This rating is different from the product's overall rating and is based on what peer reviewed journal articles conclude on its ability to perform this one claim. This page contains an indepth analysis on how this claim-rating was calculated.

Note: The ratings on this page only deal with Genius BCAA's ability to improve cognitive ability. To view the product's overall rating, visit the product's main page: Genius BCAA.

Table of Contents

  1. Simple Report
  2. Detailed Report
  3. References

Simple Report

Detailed Report

The detailed report is an in-depth analysis on how Genius BCAA's rating for this particular claim was calculated.

Claim Effectiveness Ratings

Each supplement product is a blend of ingredients. The database uses peer reviewed journal articles to rate the ingredients. These ratings are also used to rate how well products perform overall as well as on individual claims.

The supplement ingredients listed in table below are identified as affecting Genius BCAA's ability to improve cognitive ability. The rating next to the ingredient describes the ingredient's ability to improve cognitive ability. These ratings are averaged together and provide the product's overall ability to deliver on the same claim.

Ingredients Improve Cognitive Ability Rating
Tyrosine 1.7 out of 3
Citicoline 2.9 out of 3
Golden Root Extract - Rhodiola 2 out of 3
Product's Claim Effectiveness Rating 2.2 out of 3

Claim Research Ratings

The research rating describes how well an ingredient's ability to perform a certain claim (such as improve cognitive ability) has been researched. This rating is based on the amount of studies contained in the database on a particular ingredient and claim. Ingredient research ratings are averaged together to from the product's research rating for this specific cliam.

This rating is important because we need to know if there is enough research to make a valid conclusion on a product's worthiness. Ratings above 80 are ideal. Anything below 60 means there is not enoguh research to make a valid conclusion one way or another on a product's ability to deliver on this particular claim.

Ingredients Improve Cognitive Ability Research Rating
Tyrosine
Citicoline
Golden Root Extract - Rhodiola
Product's Claim Research Rating

References

Title
Tyrosine Ingestion and Its Effects on Cognitive and Physical Performance in the Heat
Tyrosine Supplementation Does Not Influence the Capacity to Perform Prolonged Exercise in a Warm Environment
Effect of tyrosine ingestion on cognitive and physical performance utilising an intermittent soccer performance test (iSPT) in a warm environment
The Effect of Citicoline Supplementation on Motor Speed and Attention in Adolescent Males
Improvements in concentration, working memory and sustained attention following consumption of a natural citicoline-caffeine beverage
Citicoline Treatment Improves Measures of Impulsivity and Task Performance in Chronic Marijuana Smokers: A Pilot BOLD fMRI Study
Improvements in quantitative EEG following consumption of a natural citicoline-enhanced beverage
Citicoline improves verbal memory in aging
Citicoline improves memory performance in elderly subjects
Double-blind placebo-controlled study with citicoline in APOE genotyped Alzheimer/'s disease patients. Effects on cognitive performance, brain bioelectrical activity and cerebral perfusion
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of the standardised extract shr-5 of the roots of Rhodiola rosea in the treatment of subjects with stress-related fatigue
Acute Rhodiola rosea intake can improve endurance exercise performance