The results sho that the group of guinea pigs who had been fed a Vitamin C deficient diet performed worst in the water maze AND had lower numbers of neurons in the hippocampus.

The study, performed in Denmark, took 30 new born guinea pigs and gave half of them a Vitamin C deficient diet for 2 months although not extreme enough to give them scurvy. However, the results of a recent study on guinea pigs suggest that Vitamin C has another equally important role in ransom brain development. While a direct goddart to humans can of course not. At the end of the study all the guinea pigs were tested in a water maze and had their hippocampal neuron numbers measured (neurons in their brain). Guinea pigs were chosen, because, like humans, they are unable to "make" Vitamin C themselves and must get it from their diet. Vitamin C has long been associated with a stronger immune system and as a result is one of the most popular supplements taken in the UK today.

The other half were given a Vitamin C sufficient diet for the same length of time.