Wearing tight ties can reduce brain function

New research indicates that tight tie ties can reduce blood flow to the brain and thus reduce the ability of the brain to function normally.

The results of this new study are published in Neuroradiology. Researchers at the University of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, say this type of accessory can squeeze and contract arteries and veins in the neck. The result is reduced blood flow to the brain .

Lack of proper blood supply to important areas of the brain can cause brain damage.

The study included 30 healthy men (average age was 24), all of them were magnetic resonance imaging. Half of men are required to wear a comfortable wide-neck shirt, while the other half is required to wear a tight tie to cause mild discomfort. The tie-wearing group was given a brain scan three times, once when they wore ties with open collars, the second time they wore tight and slightly uncomfortable ties with the button collar and the third time when the collar was loosened. come back.

The other group received 3 times the resonance imaging but did not wear a tie and an open collar.

The results from the brain scan showed that tie-wearers lost 7.5% of their blood flow to the brain. When the tie is loosened, the results of the third brain magnetic resonance scan in these people still show a 5.7% decrease in blood circulation. There are 5 out of 15 participants wearing ties with 10% reduction in blood circulation to the brain.

Lack of proper blood supply to important areas of the brain can cause brain damage and also reduce brain activity. The study's lead author, Robin Lüddecke and colleagues, wrote that it is too early to draw definitive conclusions from this study. Greater research is needed to see if brain activity is the result of wearing tight ties.