http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2012/04/the-brain-is-full-of-surprises/ How human ingenuity is changing the way we live Fri, 17 May 2013 02:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2012/04/the-brain-is-full-of-surprises/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Carolyn Rutherford Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:27:06 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=1832#comment-798 Many women will also attest to the "brain fog" having been there during PMS, not just an occasional symptom during menopause. Vitamin B which seems to help nerve function and/or sinus medications that reduce tissue swelling, do help to deal with the fog- which I am certain has a scientific relevance to what they are learning now. It wasn't in our minds - but was in our brains. :) Also, I've always seen my memory and brain function as a spreadsheet, so this also just confirms what I've known all along. Many women will also attest to the “brain fog” having been there during PMS, not just an occasional symptom during menopause. Vitamin B which seems to help nerve function and/or sinus medications that reduce tissue swelling, do help to deal with the fog- which I am certain has a scientific relevance to what they are learning now. It wasn’t in our minds – but was in our brains. Also, I’ve always seen my memory and brain function as a spreadsheet, so this also just confirms what I’ve known all along.

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