Studies have shown that the brain shrinks after long-term living in Antarctica

long-term living in the cold, deserted Antarctica, will affect
brain? A German study showed that the brain shrinks by an average of 7%, reducing learning, memory and communication skills. However, this effect is reversible.
The Schalette School of Medicine in Berlin, in cooperation with researchers from several other universities, studied nine members of the Neumeier III Scientific Expedition Station in Antarctica, Germany, who were tested for neurotrophic factor levels in the brain by techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging before and after their examination to assess their cognitive function. The researchers found that after 14 months of living in Antarctica, the brains of the researchers shrunk by an average of 7 percent compared to their gender peers in Germany, and the mass of the sea mass associated with learning and memory shrunk more. Compared with before the examination, the level of brain-sourced neurotrophic factors decreased by an average of 45%, and the level was still low a month and a half after the end of the examination.
brain-source neurotrophic factors can help maintain the normal functioning of neurons and their connections in the hema region.
in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers write that changes in the brains of the team members may be related to their long-term isolation and monotonous Antarctica, which results in the brain responding "to waste." Researchers are now looking at ways to prevent the brain from shrinking in this environment, considering interventions through specialized exercise methods and virtual reality technology.
long-term changes in the sea mass in the face of a monotonous environment can be adjusted by increasing stimuli, such as increased social interaction, according to the Fun Science website.