Food for thought – Andrew Scholey

Andrew Scholey researches the relation between what we eat and how well our brain works, specifically the effects of natural products, nutrients, nutraceuticals, supplements and food on mood, brain function and wellbeing, as well as the effects of caffeine, drugs and alcohol.

He’s also keen to know how cognition can be enhanced and the decline that comes with age off-set.  Andrew Scholey is Professor of Human Psychopharmacology at Swineburn University in Melbourne, previously having established the Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit at Northumbria University in the UK, and co-directing the UK’s Medicinal Plant Research Centre where he remains honorary director of Neurocognitive trials. Andrew has recently joined Auckland food-tech start-up Ārepa, as their Chief Science Officer overseeing the research and development a drink made with blackcurrants which promises clear thinking during moments of pressure and stress. Andrew joins Kathryn from Melbourne.