Long staying behind the desk makes office workers stupid because immobilization causes brain shrinkage, writes Daily Mail, quoted by BTA.
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Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles conducted tests with 35 volunteers. The stale lifestyle in the office and in front of the TV at home leads to a reduction in the brain's sphere of memory. Chronic lack of physical activity affects the gray matter in the temporal lobe of the brain, which is significantly less there. Such alterations in this area are always considered early signs of dementia.
Californian scientists conducted tests with volunteers between 45 and 75 years of age. They were subjected to magnetic resonance scanning, detailing their temporal portion of the brain. In people with sedentary lifestyles he is thinner.
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