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A recent study by the University of Illinois in Chicago claims that drinking only a few beers may make men more intelligent.
The researchers devised a bar game in which 40 men were given three words and told to come up with a fourth that fits the pattern.
Those who imbibed solved 40 percent more of the problems that their sober counterparts.
Researchers also found that men are more likely to solve a problem when working in groups of three rather than two.
Psychologist Jennifer Wiley said alcohol enhances creative problem solving by reducing our ability to focus our attention, according to a report by The Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Scienc-es, or FABBS.
The study was published online in an earlier 2012 issue of Consciousness and Cognition.
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