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Brain Study Finds People Actually Get Dumber During A Heat Wave
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/ ^ | 7/12/18 | Brain, Chris Melore

Posted on 07/12/2018 1:49:07 PM PDT by BBell

BOSTON, Mass. (CBS Local) – With many states dealing with record-high temperatures and massive heat waves, many people are probably sick of summer already.

A new study says that your brain may hate the heat more than you do.

Researchers at Harvard University have discovered that a person’s brain works 13 percent slower when it has to operate in extreme heat. According to their report in PLOS Medicine, scientists studied 44 college students living in Boston during a 2016 heat wave.

That July heat wave was reportedly one of the hottest in the city’s history. 22 of the students lived in a brick-based buildings with no air-conditioning. The other 22 undergrads were living in air-conditioned dorms during the 12-day experiment.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburgh.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: brain; dumber; heatwave; people
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To: BBell

I began to research the oxygen levels based on heat, humidity etc., wondering if that might explain less oxygen getting to our brains, lungs and heart.

Will report my findings!!!!!


21 posted on 07/12/2018 2:06:14 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: BBell

Hot here, but Uhm...what was it?


22 posted on 07/12/2018 2:06:29 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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http://www.healthcommunities.com/evaluating-lung-problems/warm-weather-respiratory-illness.shtml

The body demands more oxygen as it works to stay cool, which can lead to decreased lung function. This can result in abnormally rapid or deep breathing, a condition called hyperpnea.


23 posted on 07/12/2018 2:11:18 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: BBell

Maybe they get dumber because when it gets really hot, they drink lots of beer.


24 posted on 07/12/2018 2:11:56 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: BBell

Hot flashes?

**Ducks!**


25 posted on 07/12/2018 2:15:02 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Sessions IS the swamp.)
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http://www.oxygen-review.com/human-body.html

Decrease of oxygen supply to the brain even though there is adequate blood flow caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, pollution in our cities, choking or suffocation can create conditions like tiredness, depression, irritability, poor judgment and health problems.
Increasing the oxygen supply to the brain and nervous system will reverse these conditions.


26 posted on 07/12/2018 2:20:14 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: bigbob

LOL


27 posted on 07/12/2018 2:21:22 PM PDT by BBell (es-tu stupide):>()
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To: BBell
"Hold my beer and watch this" is a temperature independent manifestation of a preexisting condition.

Not something caused by the failure of an air conditioner.

28 posted on 07/12/2018 2:24:30 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: BBell

They don’t call it FloriDUH for nothing!


29 posted on 07/12/2018 2:26:58 PM PDT by BureaucratusMaximus (NOT tired of winning.)
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To: BBell

Makes sense. Your brain is basically a CPU and radiates heat when used. If it is already warm outside, your brain has to reduce processor throughput or risk overheating.


30 posted on 07/12/2018 2:28:10 PM PDT by Flick Lives (Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation.)
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To: BBell

Cool-thinking Yankees also won the War of the Rebellion. The Northernmost General of the CSA was Lee. He could see the White Hose from his porch.


31 posted on 07/12/2018 2:28:19 PM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: BBell

Captain Obvious says folks don’t do well in the brain department when they’re freezing to death either ...


32 posted on 07/12/2018 2:29:51 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: All

http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/hottest-year-ever/


33 posted on 07/12/2018 2:34:39 PM PDT by djf ("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
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To: BBell
With many states dealing with record-high temperatures and massive heat waves, many people are probably sick of summer already.

Speak for yourself.

After the winter and non-spring we had, I am enjoying every minute of this and spending as much time outdoors as possible.

34 posted on 07/12/2018 2:43:25 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: BBell

I work in a fairly hazardous industry in the deep south. Our safety stats could have saved these people a lot of time. They may not necessarily get dumber, but they get tired and distracted.Our chart showed the same thing every year; flat line from Jan to May, then increase every month from May to August, then a gradual decline for the rest of the year.


35 posted on 07/12/2018 2:46:08 PM PDT by suthener
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To: Fai Mao

“That explains so much about Guam!”

Just wondering. How hot was it on the day Hank Johnson was worried about that island capsizing from too many people on one side?


36 posted on 07/12/2018 2:56:19 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: BBell

True. The shootings in Chicago go up during the summer as opposed to the winter when people stay inside.

It’s 95 and I just this minute turned on the A/C. Yeah, yeah, don’t tell me about the energy used to cool it down. We have furbabies that come and go constantly and one is old so would pee on the carpet even more if the door was closed.


37 posted on 07/12/2018 2:57:30 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: BBell

Not just heat, but also women tend to lower the IQ of men.


38 posted on 07/12/2018 3:50:35 PM PDT by ckilmer (q e)
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To: ckilmer
Beer, or any alcohol, tends to bring women down to our level.

Tequila makes women's cloths fall off.

39 posted on 07/12/2018 4:22:09 PM PDT by BBell (es-tu stupide):>()
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To: Flick Lives
I remember somebody on Art Bell saying that the human brain puts out ~25 watts.

What company was it that sold a pith helmet with solar-powered fan cooling?

40 posted on 07/12/2018 4:24:35 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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