#brainshrinkage — Public Fediverse posts

Guardian: Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/17/lost-your-sense-of-direction-turn-off-your-phone-and-youll-soon-reconnect #brain #shrinkage #brainshrinkage #smartphones

CW: Paywall. New Scientist

Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future | New Scientist

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future/

#Brain
#BrainSize
#HominidBrains
#HumanBrains
#BigBrains
#BrainShrinkage
#Paleontology
#Archeology
#ModernHumans
#Evolution

Smoking
Shrinks brains, slows thought
Cessation helps, though not reversed
Dementia, Alzheimer's
Risk increases

#smoking #brainshrinkage #dementia #alzheimers #cessation #cinquain #poetry

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/smoking-causes-brain-shrinkage-but-quitting-may-prevent-further-loss