By Traci Pedersen, Psych Central, December 2, 2019
A new study published in the journal Neuroimage shows that inflammation may be responsible for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness.
Many people who struggle with chronic illness report severe mental fatigue that they often describe as “brain fog” or “sluggishness.” This condition can be as debilitating as the disease itself.
For the study, a research team from the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Human Brain Health investigated the link between this mental fog and inflammation, the body’s response to illness. They found that inflammation appears to have a specific negative effect on the brain’s readiness to reach and maintain an alert state.
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