These children were first placed into the hydrated or dehydrated groups through a urine test. After this “five test were administered:1) hidden figure, 2) auditory number span, 3) making groups,4) verbal analogies and 5) number addition” (D’Anci, Constant and Rosenberg 2006, p.460). The results found no difference at the start of the examination, however by the end of the day the hydrated children had much larger “short-term memory scores” than the dehydrated children (D’Anci, Constant and Rosenberg 2006 p.460). D’Anci, Constant and Rosenberg (2006) states severe dehydration can lead to diarrhea, and suggests persistent dehydration may lead to permanent cognitive disabilities (p.461). However, the authors state, this is still a very unknown concept, which deserves more studies to be conducted (D’Anci, Constant and Rosenberg 2006,…