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Shift Work Dulls Brain Performance

Posted by Soulskill on from the brain-and-brain-what-is-brain dept.

davidshenba writes: Scientists warn that working in unusual shifts can prematurely age the brain and dull intellectual ability. Three thousand people in France were given tests of memory, speed of thought and wider cognitive ability. People with more than 10 years of shift work history had the same results as someone six and a half years older. The brain naturally dulls as we age, but the researchers said working antisocial shifts accelerated the process.

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  1. Work? FRANCE??? Hahahahaa! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know this study is flawed because it involves work and France. They pretty much don't do that over there.

  2. Re:I wonder how long until we realize... by fustakrakich · · Score: 4, Funny

    So your solution is to force everyone to work at the same time.

    Yes, everyone should have to work 24 hours a day. Food and rest are for sissies.

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