People with higher education are the most patient

Educated people are easier to tolerate traumatic brain injury, tells in article of scientists from the United States. The results of the study are in the academic journal Neurology. To this conclusion came experts during research, which involved 769 people who have suffered a similar injury. The participants were divided into groups according to their level of education. In the first group were those who couldn't finish high school. Participants in the second group were people with secondary education and those who completed some additional courses. Respondents of the third group received a minimum of a bachelor's degree. This observation was conducted during the year. It turned out that everybody who had higher education, was recovering much faster from the disease, despite the varying severity of injuries.





Dr. Eric Schneider, who is the author of the study, said: "Participants with higher education were restored after injury is seven times faster compared to those who did not have education. The second group was restored faster in five times." The longest recovered respondents who graduated only high school. The subsequent work of specialists will be sent directly to the study of how the level of education helps to accelerate recovery after injuries.

At the moment, experts recommend getting a higher education, because it is, according to the study, helps the brain to cope faster with injuries, but it is also the prevention of various degenerative diseases of the brain, for example, Alzheimer's disease. Higher education here is thereby cognitive.

Source: globalscience.ru