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American researchers recently made an interesting statement. It turned out that he is capable of cognitive abilities adversely affect a virus that, literally, makes person is dumber. Study information printed in the popular the newspaper The Independent.
The effect that a viral disease has on the body, was discovered by accident. The authors of the study are employees of the Medical School named after John Hopkins, based at the University of Nebraska, initially worked on the study of microorganisms that inhabit the throat the average person. In the course of this work, they are completely accidentally discovered a virus that resembles DNA in some way his fellow hitting green algae. Like an infectious agent was found in forty out of nine people dozens participating in the study. Moreover, the connection between one viral disease and memory, attention and other cognitive brain function proved not so difficult.
In the course of studying the results of a number of tests for speed and accuracy perception, doctors under the guidance of virologist R. Jolken found out that the virus carriers all indicators were reduced. Interpreting discovery, we can say that viruses can not only harm health, but also to change human behavior.
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