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The invention provides a method for improving cognitive performance in a physically active subject. The invention further provides a method of enhancing neurogenesis in a physically active subject. In one embodiment, the method encompasses administering to the subject an effective amount of one or m

The invention provides a method for improving cognitive performance in a physically active subject. The invention further provides a method of enhancing neurogenesis in a physically active subject. In one embodiment, the method encompasses administering to the subject an effective amount of one or more flavonoids. In a further embodiment, the method encompasses administering to the subject an effective amount of one or more antioxidants.

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We claim: 1. A method for improving cognitive performance in a mammal comprising administering to a physically active mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising a compound having the formula wherein the composition comprises a compound wherein R1 is —CH3 and wh

We claim: 1. A method for improving cognitive performance in a mammal comprising administering to a physically active mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising a compound having the formula wherein the composition comprises a compound wherein R1 is —CH3 and wherein R2 is —H and a compound wherein R2 is —CH3 and wherein R1 is —H; or wherein the composition comprises a compound wherein R1 and R2 is —CH3. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises 3′-4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises 3′-O-methyl epicatechin and 4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said mammal is undergoing a physical exercise routine. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mammal undergoes a routine of exercise within the same time period in which the compound is administered. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said mammal is a human. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said mammal is afflicted with a condition of the central nervous system. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from Huntington's Chorea, senile dementia, Pick's disease, progressive subcortical gliosis, progressive supranuclear palsy, thalamic degeneration syndrome, hereditary aphasia, myoclonus epilepsy, depression, stroke, or ischemia. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from brain trauma. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, parkinsonism dementia syndrome, or Parkinson's Disease. 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from a drug induced state. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the drug induced state comprises a cocaine, amphetamine, barbiturate, benzodiazepine, or alcohol-induced state. 13. The method of claim 6, wherein the human is afflicted with alcoholism. 14. The method of claim 6, wherein the human suffers from sleep deprivation and/or exhaustion. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the human works in the airline industry or health care industry. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the human is in the military. 17. The method of claim 6, wherein the human is an endurance athlete. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the composition comprises 3′-O-methyl epicatechin and 4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 19. The method of claim 14, wherein the composition comprises 3′-O-methyl epicatechin. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the composition comprises 3′-O-methyl epicatechin and 4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 21. The method of claim 16, wherein the composition comprises 3′-4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 22. A method for stimulating neurogenesis comprising administering to a physically active mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising a compound having the formula wherein the composition comprises a compound wherein R1 is —CH3 and wherein R2 is —H and a compound wherein R2 is —CH3 and wherein R1 is —H; or wherein the composition comprises a compound wherein R1 and R2 is —CH3. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the composition comprises 3′-4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 24. The method of claim 22, wherein the composition comprises 3′-O-methyl epicatechin and 4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 25. The method of claim 22, wherein said subject is undergoing a physical exercise routine. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the mammal undergoes a routine of exercise within the same time period in which the compound is administered. 27. The method of claim 22, further comprising administration of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 28. The method of claim 22, wherein said mammal is a human. 29. The method of claim 22, wherein said mammal is afflicted with a condition of the central nervous system. 30. The method of claim 29, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from Huntington's Chorea, senile dementia, Pick's disease, progressive subcortical gliosis, progressive supranuclear palsy, thalamic degeneration syndrome, hereditary aphasia, myoclonus epilepsy, depression, stroke, or ischemia. 31. The method of claim 29, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from brain trauma. 32. The method of claim 29, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, parkinsonism dementia syndrome, or Parkinson's Disease. 33. The method of claim 28, wherein the mammal is a human suffering from a drug induced state. 34. The method of claim 33, wherein the drug induced state comprises a cocaine, amphetamine, barbiturate, benzodiazepine, or alcohol-induced state. 35. The method of claim 28, wherein the human is afflicted with alcoholism. 36. The method of claim 28, wherein the human suffers from sleep deprivation and/or exhaustion. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the human works in the airline industry or health care industry. 38. The method of claim 36, wherein the human is in the military. 39. The method of claim 28, wherein the human is an endurance athlete. 40. The method of claim 36, wherein the composition comprises 3′-O-methyl epicatechin and 4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 41. The method of claim 36, wherein the composition comprises 3′-4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 42. The method of claim 38, wherein the composition comprises 3′-O-methyl epicatechin and 4′-O-methyl epicatechin. 43. The method of claim 38, wherein the composition comprises 3′-4′-O-methyl epicatechin.