This week there's a somewhat bizarre study about whether judgment improves after drinking copious amounts of water, as well as research in Alzheimer's disease and early childhood mental disorders.
A little self-control
Don't make a hard decision with an empty bladder, suggests new research from the Netherlands. In a study published in the journal Psychological Science, psychologists at the University of Twente demonstrate that bladder control is related to same part of the brain associated with feelings of desire and reward, the Telegraph reports. And people who drank five cups of water in the study made better decisions than those who took small sips. That's perhaps because feelings of inhibition are all connected in the brain so self-control about one thing can "spill over" (haha) into something else, Discover writes. But before you change your bathroom habits, consider that this shows only a correlation between drinking water and good choices; we don't know that a full bladder causes any mental advantages. (Frequent urination? Find out what's normal)
Inside anesthesia
There's still a lot of mystery surrounding the way anesthesia works, and Dr. Emery Neal Brown is seeking to make things clearer. Brown, at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has done brain imaging research on people under anesthesia to see what's happening in your head when you're put under. He's found that there is a level of regular brain activity happening even when a person is "out." The New York Times has an interview with him.
Family history matters
If your mother had Alzheimer's disease, you have a heightened risk of getting it too - higher than if your father had it, says a new study from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in the journal Neurology. None of the participants in the study had dementia, but those who had a mother with Alzheimer's disease showed brain abnormalities in areas relating to memory, among others. The Los Angeles Times reports.
Mental illness from infancy?
If you think that there's a minimum age for mental illness, you're wrong, according to researchers in the journal American Psychologist. Trauma can influence the youngsters' mental development, but also the challenges of everyday life can lead to feelings of helplessness, depression or anxiety. But there are few psychologists who specialize in early childhood mental health. Researchers urge more support programs in this area.
Inside bipolar disorder
Our Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has a fascinating explanation of what goes on in the brain of a person with bipolar disorder. Check it out.
That is perhaps the most absurd thing I've ever read. My attention span certainly cannot exceed my bladder capacity!
Sure you can focus better when your bladder is full. You want to get whatever it is done and over with so you can get to the bathroom sooner.
Agreed. CNN's reporting is horrible.
Here's a free idea for CNN executives. Instead of trying to Out-Fox Fox News, why don't you go the other direction? Less flashy, less stupid articles. More honesty and more old-fashioned journalism. Instead of chasing say, WikiLeaks for your headlines, go out and MAKE them. Not by asking people to text message you a story idea. But by real journalism. It is so sorely lacking in the media you will stand out if you do this. People will watch just for real news.
Yes, that's why I pee before I go to bed, and first thing when I get up. AHHHHH!
Good grief. Hasn't anyone considered that the brain just works better when you're hydrated?
Exactly! This article was not written with enough research! Every organ in your body functions better when it has been hydrated with water, EVERY organ, including, duh, the brain!
As a middle-aged woman constantly in search of restrooms, I can tell you tha the brain goes onto efficiency mode when the bladder is full. It's "get this over with so I can GO!"
100 pct in agreement with Lola ! Though luvsunshine is probably scientifically right.
Lola is the winner!
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No, a full bladder makes you have to pee.
I think this is bunk. When my bladder is full the only thing I can think of is where is the nearest restroom so I can empty it! I have to agree with luvsunshine, if there is anything to this at all, it is that your brain and your body for that matter just functions better if you are properly hydrated.
Yes, I think you are on the right track. A lot of individuals are constantly in a state of dehydration without being aware of it simply because they only drink when they are thirsty. By the time you feel thirst, your body is already starting to suffer from the effects of dehydration.
Now I'm SURE that too many Northern European countries have tons of grant money burning holes in their pockets, just waiting for underqualified college research hacks to dig into. Next thing you know, some Helvetic bozo will stick a microscopic speaker up a midge's cloaca, tear off it's wings, say "flea fly" into a microphone, see the bug just lie there, determine that insects with no wings are deaf and demand six-figure money for it.
NO IT DOES NOT FREE YOUR MIND
Bladder battle
It feels like part of me is dying
And it wants to kill me
Take the rest of me down with it
Drowned and bludgeoned
Panic is as close to logic as I can get in these times
I am a wounded animal searching for water and refuge from the pack of wolves at my heels
I feel all the pain of everyone who has ever been here
I feel every vibration all the way to the core of the earth
I will never drink water again
Think of a desert
Think a hardened sponge
There are no waterfalls
I must rise above
Rise above
Rise
What’s this
A bush
An oasis
I don’t care if the whole world is watching
Wow. I guess this means that my decision making skills aren't so impaired when I drink and then have a full bladder the rest of the night.
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All depends on what you drink?
"Feelings of helplessness, depression or anxiety" are mental illness now? Does that mean mental illness affects 100% of all mammals that have ever lived? Yes, it apparently does.
Depends on what fills your bladder....if it was two six packs of beer....I wouldn't be making any improtant decisions if I got to go
Maybe people could improve their concentration skills IF, the sources of media they access don't throw in mixed text colors, a bunch of hotlinks out to other articles IN LINE with the article. Add links to other stories that have NOTHING to do with the story you're currently reading, and get rid of the flashing/dancing/blinking/obnoxious ads along the edges. MAYBE that's why we're all turning to mush-brained idiots.
Yes. It means all the pi$$ has left your brain, making it easier to think.
I don't know if a full bladder can free your mind, but it can dampen your pants!
Some people just have too much time (and funding) on their hands. When my bladder is full, my only concern is relief. Heck, I'd press the red nuke'em button if I had to just to get to the restroom.
I had to pee whilst reading this article. After reading it I played some chess on a difficult setting. I won two and lost one. I relieved myself, came back and played three more games; lost all three. Maybe it’s a placebo but who knows.
Never eat yellow snow.
A man is getting examined by a very nice looking female doctor. She says 'You must stop masturbating", and he asks 'Why?". She says 'Because I am trying to examine you!'
Marijuana frees your mind. Water cures the cotton mouth.
And Doritos cure the munchies....
A full bladder will free the mind from other worries, especially if you are worried all the time about The Leak!
No more washroom breaks for politicians.
No worries. Politicians are full of #2, not of #1.
Umm , no the mind only thinks of one thing – I need to relieve this full bladder before I burst .
I recent study found that if you drink five cups of water and then urinate in your pants it causes embarrassment whereas
urinating on someone's lawn causes enjoyment.
If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.
That was the grossest thing I've ever heard in my life.
Full bladder frees my mind from everything else except peeing.
I HAVE GENERATED OVER 650 MYSPACE PAGES FOR MY CARTOON & NOW DOOING THEM ON FACEBOOK ( ABOUT 6! sites so far) & I do more sites & more effectively when I have to pee & hold it back.. once I go I just want to lay back and chill...they might be right!
I HAVE GENERATED OVER 650 MYSPACE PAGES FOR MY CARTOON & NOW DOOING THEM ON FACEBOOK ( ABOUT 60 sites so far) & I do more sites & more effectively when I have to pee & hold it back.. once I go I just want to lay back and chill...they might be right!
Does a full bladder free your mind?
Only when it is emptied. Have you seen Steve Martin in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?"
If I need to go pee, all I think about is not peeing my pants. Nothing else matters. And who the heck wants to get kidney problems?
Die goeie ouwe nederlanders! At the age of 60 I constantly have a full bladder, and I finally found something positive about it. 🙂
I noticed a relation of the Bladder to the Brain 5 years ago with my daughter. At 4 she started sleepwalking sporadically ( I was also a sleepwalker starting at the same age). She would act like she was in a different world, seeing things that were not there and speaking to people that were not there. She would stare at the TV laughing even though it was off, as if she is watching a show. I would just watch her to be sure she does not hurt herself buth otherwise just try to encourage her to go back to bed, but one time I took her to the bathroom to see if she had to go and she went ALOT. When she started peeing she started wimpering like she is crying or very sad. When she was dont I put her in the bed and she went right to sleep! I found this interesting and observered future sleepwalking episodes regarding this. Sure enough the times that she did sleepwalk (almost always exactly 90 minuites after she fell asleep) is times she did not go to the bathroom before bed. Each time I took her to the bathroom to pee (even though she showed no indication of having to go when sleepwalking). She always pees alot, wimpers, becomes sad, then falls right asleep.
There is definitely a connection between the bladder and the mind, emotions and the unconcious sleep state.. i've lived it myself and seen it in my daughter regularly for the past 5 years!
well it would make sense that when her bladder gets full to bursting, her body is trying to wake her up to go to the bathroom, but not fully accomplishing that....as far as her whimpering, well it can be almost painful to pee if your bladder gets too full, so that seems normal for a child.
That explains why when I peed my pants, it felt like a brain-drain
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