Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown in new study

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Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown in new study - University of Birmingham

Scientists at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam have uncovered a possible explanation for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness.

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This just confirmed further how over it is for me. Currently battling inflammation illness.

 

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Sedentary behavior associated with reduced medial temporal lobe thickness in middle-aged and older adults

Atrophy of the medial temporal lobe (MTL) occurs with aging, resulting in impaired episodic memory. Aerobic fitness is positively correlated with total hippocampal volume, a heavily studied memory-critical region within the MTL. However, research on associations between sedentary behavior and...

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The mechanism of how sedentary behavior is associated with thickness in MTL regions is uncertain. Sedentary behaviors appear to have direct effects on neurobiological processes. A review [36] outlines evidence to suggest that sedentary behavior may have detrimental effects on the brain via reducing neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, neurotrophin production, angiogenesis, and by increasing inflammation, all pathological processes known to affect hippocampal integrity. Sedentary behavior is also associated with increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity [44] and impaired vascular supply may also play a role. Studies such as this one, indicating associations between sedentary time and neuroimaging measures, are an important first step to determining the pathways by which physical activity and sedentary behaviors affect the brain.


Mhmmm, probably why laying around all day makes you feel 'duller'

This just confirmed further how over it is for me. Currently battling inflammation illness.

can you give a specific name?