Dehydration Alters Human Brain

[dennyjones]

Dehydration Alters Human Brain Shape, Activity and Slackens Task Performance

 

Dehydration alters human brain shape and activity, slackens task performance -- ScienceDaily

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Sweating up a storm gardening? This is what your brain might be doing: Reasonably customary dehydration led to shape changes inside the brains of test persons in a new study. Neuronal activity...

Summary: According to researchers dehydration can lead to more errors on task performance. Additionally, fMRI neuroimaging showed dehydration can alter brain structure temporarily.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180821094153.htm

[iacas]

@dennyjones, we appreciate you linking to these kinds of articles, but please link to them, do not copy and paste the whole article.

[boogielicious]

I definitely agree with this study. I can get dehydrated pretty easily and I lose focus when I sweat a lot.

[Patch]

Not only does dehydration alter brain activity, it has a profound, negative effect on the body's organs, hearing, eyes, muscles, and ligaments. Also causes constipation. 

In general, depending on severity,  dehydration can ruin the human body to the point of death.

[Yukari]

I must be dehydrated every time I tee up. 

😁

[sjduffers]

On 8/26/2019 at 7:57 AM, Yukari said:

I must be dehydrated every time I tee up. 

😁

That's why they sell Bloody Mary's early in the morning!

Seriously though, dehydration is something to be aware of in any outdoors activity in the sun: it doesn't even have to be really hot. And water is your friend, beer and other alcohol not so much (until after the proceedings are over, I feel). 

[pganapathy]

Which is why my ideal is get hydrated the day before I play a round of golf.  And carry some water on the course.  But it ain't easy to ensure you are always hydrated.  The risks associated with dehydration are very serious though

[billchao]

See, @boogielicious? Dehydration alters the brain. That's why you need to drink beer - to fix it!