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How stress of working long hours may alter your brain

How stress of working long hours may alter your brain

Times13-05-2025
Working excessively long hours can not only leave you tired and ratty, it could also change the very structure of your brain as it tries to cope with the stress, a study suggests.
The brains of those who worked more than 52 hours a week showed marked physical differences compared with those on less antisocial work schedules.
It is possible that those who work long hours might see a short-term benefit from increased volume in parts of the brain that govern alertness or efficiency, according to researchers in South Korea.
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But they believe it is likely that the changes are negative over a long period, and that prolonged periods of working long hours
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