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November 16, 2010

Jet Lag Makes Hamsters Dumb - Science News

Jet Lag Makes Hamsters Dumb - Science News

In addition to making you groggy and dazed, jet lag may make you stupid. A study presented November 15 at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting finds that hamsters suffering extreme, chronic jet lag had about half the normal rate of new neuron birth in a part of the brain. What’s more, these animals showed deficits in learning and memory.

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