Why do you forget languages and lose skills. Sometimes it seems to me that the brain is the most honest student in the world. He doesn't listen to what we tell him, and he doesn't believe the promises of a new life starting on Monday. He's just watching what we're repeating. And he concludes that since he does this every day, it means it's important. The brain lives by the law of economy and does not store excess. Those connections that you don't use, he cuts off over time. In neuroscience, this adaptation mechanism is called synaptic pruning. In this way, our brain frees up resources by focusing on what you really need in life. That's why we forget a foreign language if we don't speak it, and we lose our athletic skills and instrument sense if we stop playing. We even lose confidence if we don't give ourselves the opportunity to act. Every thought, movement, and habit leaves a mark on neural networks. When you do the same thing over and over again, this trace deepens.
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Domestic drunkenness of mothers Silence after a long day... a tired girl sits down on the couch and just wants to relax. There's a glass of red, thick, promising a moment of peace on the table. She pours, hesitates for a second, then takes a sip and the warmth spreads through her body, giving a slight relaxation, already loved in the evenings and such a familiar feeling. But there is more than one life inside her, and what has just become a reason for her peace of mind becomes a danger to another organism. Alcohol easily passes through the placenta along with the blood, and after a few minutes, the concentration of ethanol in the baby's blood becomes almost the same as that of the mother. But unfortunately, he does not have the enzymes to neutralize this poison, because his liver is not able to break down alcohol, it does not even know how to work properly yet. Each alcohol molecule is trapped, absorbed into the tissues, changing what is still so fragile and just forming. continuation ⬇️
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Autism and paracetamol🚨 The FDA has initiated a change in the instructions for paracetamol (Tylenol) in the USA. It will be noted that the use of the drug during pregnancy is associated with the risk of developing neurobehavioral disorders in children, such as autism and ADHD. The FDA notes that the association has been observed in a number of large cohort studies (for example, Nurses’ Health Study II, Boston Birth Cohort), especially if the drug is used frequently. An information campaign for families has been launched and it is planned to notify doctors across the country about these new recommendations. I hope the Ministry of Health will not ignore this news, will study it, as well as the reason for such loud statements, and will voice its official opinion.
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