Education affects the brain repair after injury

Enrolled in universities people 7 times more likely recovering from brain injuries than those with less impressive education. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Baltimore.

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American researchers have found that well-educated People have a greater "cognitive reserve." In other words, their brain "muscles" are stronger than the people who barely finished school. A similar strength of the brain and provides the best chance of recovery after a serious injury. Consequently, well-educated people are less likely to face with irreversible disabilities after brain injury .

Brain educated people trained to maintain their function, and it retains this ability, even after damage, which increases chances of recovery in 7 times. The study authors themselves do not know what it is It may be related, but they are talking about more active and more effective the use of "muscle" of the brain. "

"After brain injury   some people are disabled for a lifetime and never returned to work, and the other patients exactly the same injuries recover fully, - said study author Dr. Eric Schneider. - We understand that there are certain factors that contribute to these differences and variations. People with increased cognitive reserve, provide better education, perhaps recover from injuries in another way, and it allows them to better brain adapt, finding new opportunities to compensate for losses incurred as a result of damage. "

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